Publications by authors named "D H Baucom"
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- People who inject drugs (PWID) often face mental health issues and drug-related harms, and harm reduction interventions are key for those not seeking complete abstinence.
- A study evaluated a harm reduction behavioral activation (BA) intervention with 23 PWID, primarily conducted via teletherapy, measuring effectiveness from pretreatment to one month post-treatment.
- Results showed improved behavioral activation and readiness to change, along with reduced substance use and depression, but some substance-related problems increased post-treatment, indicating a need for further research and potentially more intensive interventions to maintain gains.
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- The study highlights the connection between relationship distress and mental health issues, specifically focusing on how couples interact during conversations.
- It analyzed the vocal emotional expressions (measured by fundamental frequency) of 404 couples, finding that those with more depression showed less vocal energy and reacted more to their partner's emotional cues.
- The results indicate that relationship distress had a stronger impact on these vocal interactions than anxiety symptoms, suggesting that future research should explore how relationship issues influence individual mental health.
To understand the ways in which heterogeneous aspects of intimate partner violence (IPV) differentially influence partners' emotional expression during the conflict, the present study examined the unique and interactive effects among (a) types of IPV (psychological and/or physical), (b) directionality of IPV (unilateral or bilateral), and (c) couples' conversation topic (initiated by men or women) on the trajectories of emotional arousal in distressed, different-gender couples ( = 106). Vocally encoded emotional arousal (₀) was measured during couples' recorded conversations. Findings from growth-curve analyses demonstrated that the level of IPV, directionality of IPV, and conversation topic were associated with different patterns of emotional arousal.
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- Interview assessments of intimate partner violence (IPV) provide potentially more accurate behavior frequency estimations compared to self-report questionnaires, despite concerns about underreporting influenced by emotional responses to interviewers.
- A study involving 42 mixed-gender community couples focused on participants' emotional responses to interviewers during discussions about physical IPV and measured this responsivity with vocal frequency.
- Results showed that while participants were emotionally responsive to interviewers, this did not impact their reporting of IPV during interviews, suggesting that IPV interviews are still a valuable tool in clinical and research contexts.
Committed romantic relationships between two individuals with Substance Use Disorder (or dual-SUD couples) are prevalent. Dual-SUD couples have poor treatment engagement and outcomes. Research has established a reciprocal link between relationship dynamics (e.
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