Acceptance versus distraction as coping strategies for acute pain and pain-induced alcohol urge and approach inclinations.

Experimental research has identified pain as a determinant of alcohol urge mediated via negative affect. This study aimed to test acceptance coping (vs. distraction) as a moderator of this relationship.

Brief behavioral intervention for chronic pain in integrated primary care: What are we waiting for?

Despite high rates of pain-related concerns among primary care patients and associated increases in health care costs (Gore et al., 2012; Mills et al., 2016), psychological or behavioral treatments that are well suited for use in integrated primary care (IPC) settings remain sparsely implemented.

Contemporary report of surgical outcomes after single-stage total pancreatectomy: A 10-year experience.

Background: Surgeons rarely perform elective total pancreatectomy (TP). Our study seeks to report surgical outcomes in a contemporary series of single-stage (SS) TP patients.

Methods: Between the years 2013 to 2023 we conducted a retrospective review of 60 consecutive patients who underwent SSTP.

Associations among Trauma Exposure, Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Alcohol Use in Black/African American Treatment-Seeking Adults.

Objective: Black/African American (AA) individuals are a group at risk for co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and alcohol use due to unique cultural and system-level barriers. Although associations between trauma exposure, PTSD symptoms, and alcohol use are well established across various populations, Black/AA individuals are underrepresented in this literature, and related findings in this population are inconclusive. Thus, the goal of this study was to examine the associations among trauma exposure, PTSD symptoms, and alcohol use in a sample of treatment-seeking, Black/AA adults.