Mark Beitel

Biographic Data

ID5508711
NAMEMark Beitel
GIVEN NAMESMark
FAMILY NAMEBeitel
SIGNATUREBEITEL M
AFFILIATIONSYale University
ORCID0000-0001-5201-6547
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Perceived Importance of Counseling Among Patients Receiving Methadone Treatment

    Declan T Barry, Mark Beitel et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2025

    We examined the perceived importance of counseling and its correlates among patients receiving methadone treatment (MT). Participants were 345 patients attending MT who completed 7-point Likert-type scales from 1 ("Strongly Disagree") to 7 ("Strongly Agree") to rate agreement with perceived importance of counseling, opioid use disorder (OUD) illness models, and OUD treatment beliefs. We examined predictors of perceived importance of counseling us…

  • Correlates of Perceived Discrimination Related to Substance Use Disorders Among Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment

    Uzoji Nwanaji-Enwerem, Mark Beitel et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2023

    This study sought to examine demographic, treatment-related, and diagnosis-related correlates of substance use disorder (SUD)-related perceived discrimination among patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Participants were 164 patients at nonprofit, low-barrier-to-treatment-access MMT programs. Participants completed measures of demographics, diagnosis-related characteristics (Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) and Depressive Expe…

  • A Student Walks into Class … Vignettes to Identify Substance Use Disorder Models of Illness among College Students

    Declan T Barry, David E Oberleitner et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2022

    INTRODUCTION: Illness models, including illness recognition, perceived severity, and perceived nature can affect treatment-seeking behaviors. Vignettes are a leading approach to examine models of illness but are understudied for substance use disorders (SUDs). We created vignettes for multiple common DSM-5 SUDs and assessed SUD illness models among college students. METHODS: Seven vignettes in which the protagonist meets DSM-5 diagnostic criteria…

  • Correlates of Homelessness Among Patients in Methadone Maintenance Treatment

    Marina Gaeta, Marina Gaeta Gazzola et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2020References: 27

    BACKGROUND: Although homelessness and opioid use disorder (OUD) are important public health issues, few studies have examined their cooccurrence. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlates of homelessness among patients enrolled in low-barrier-to-treatment-access methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs for OUD. METHODS: Demographic, diagnosis-related, and treatment-related correlates were assessed by self-report for 1…

  • Reflections by inner-city drug users on a Buddhist-based spirituality-focused therapy

    Mark Beitel, Marla Genova et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2007

    A manual-guided, spirituality-focused intervention--spiritual self-schema (3-S) therapy--for the treatment of addiction and HIV-risk behavior was developed as part of a Stage I behavioral therapies development project. It is theoretically grounded in cognitive and Buddhist psychologies and may be suitable for individuals of diverse faiths. The therapy development process began with focus groups to assess addicted clients' perceived need for a spi…

  • Sex role ideology among East Asian Immigrants in the United States

    Declan T Barry, Mark BeitelARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2006

    Although sex role ideology (i.e., beliefs about the proper roles for men and women) is linked with self-definition and male-female interactions, researchers have rarely examined such beliefs among U.S. immigrants. This study examined the cultural (ethnic identity, self-construal) and demographic (gender, age, years in United States) correlates of sex role ideology among 170 (88 male, 82 female) East Asian immigrants using psychometrically establi…

  • Making the shift from ‘addict self ’ to ‘spiritual self ’

    S Kelly Avants, Mark Beitel et al.ARTICLEMental Health Religion & Culture2005

    A manual-guided intervention, Spiritual Self-Schema (3-S) therapy, for the treatment of addiction and HIV risk behavior is being developed in a Stage I behavioral therapies development project. 3-S therapy integrates a cognitive model of self with a non-sectarian Buddhist framework suitable for people of all faiths. Data are presented on a sample of 29 cocaine- and opioid-dependent clients. Seventy-nine percent completed the 8-week intervention. …