Reducing Alcohol Misuse and Promoting Treatment Initiation Among Veterans Through a Brief Internet-Based Intervention: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Young adult veterans who served after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 (ie, post-9/11) are at heightened risk for experiencing behavioral health distress and disorders including hazardous drinking, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression. These veterans often face significant barriers to behavioral health treatment, and reaching them through brief mobile phone-based interventions may help reduce drinking and promote treatment engagement.

Objective: Following a successful pilot study, this randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to further test the efficacy of a brief (ie, single session) mobile phone-delivered personalized normative feedback intervention enhanced with content to promote treatment engagement.

An Examination of Pregaming Behavior and Motives among Sexual and Gender Minority College Students.

Pregaming is a popular but high-risk drinking behavior common among college students. Although sexual and gender minority (SGM) college students are a vulnerable population with regards to hazardous alcohol use and alcohol consequences, there is currently limited research investigating the pregaming behavior of this group. The present study aimed to (1) examine mean level differences in pregaming behaviors and motives between SGM and non-SGM college students and (2) explore how SGM status was associated with pregaming behaviors and if SGM status moderated the association between motives and pregaming behaviors.

A latent profile analysis of social anxiety, depression, and pregaming motives among heavy-drinking college students.

Background: Pregaming is a high-risk drinking behavior that is associated with heavy drinking and negative alcohol-related consequences. College students may engage in pregaming for several reasons, including to enhance social experiences or cope with negative affect. Research shows that associations between drinking, social anxiety, and depression are multifaceted.

Implementation and validation of a UHPLC-MS/MS method for quantification of the endocannabinoids AEA and 2-AG in cerebral interstitial fluid and plasma.

Endogenous endocannabinoids such as N-arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) are involved in the patho-biochemistry of several neurological diseases and have been associated with mood-enhancing phenomena. Although they have been intensively studied in recent years, accurate and reliable quantification of these analytes in cerebral interstitial fluid (cISF) to elucidate their neuro-modulatory role is still challenging. Moreover, there is a need for an analytical method that can analyze plasma in addition to cISF and is thus able to address research questions in both preclinical and clinical studies.

Barriers and Facilitators to Behavioral Healthcare for Women Veterans: a Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Current Landscape.

Women veterans have historically faced barriers to behavioral health treatment, particularly through the VA. In conjunction, there have been changes in behavioral healthcare delivery resulting from efforts to improve care for women veterans and the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g.