James A Swartz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5940491 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James A Swartz |
| GIVEN NAMES | James A |
| FAMILY NAME | Swartz |
| SIGNATURE | SWARTZ J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2206-7962 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Associations among drug acquisition and use behaviors, psychosocial attributes, and opioid-involved overdoses
Psychosocial attributes, particularly homelessness, increase the probability of an overdose through associations with risky drug acquisition and drug-using behaviors. Further research is needed to replicate these findings with populations at high-risk of an opioid-related overdose to assess generalizability and refine the metrics used to assess psychosocial characteristics
Syringe service program-based telemedicine linkage to opioid use disorder treatment
ClinicalTrials.gov (Clinical Trials ID: NCT04575324 and Protocol Number: 1138-0420). Registered 29 September 2020. The study protocol is also registered on the Open Science Framework (DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/4853 M)
Patterns of Exposure to Socio-structural Stressors and HIV Care Engagement Among Transgender Women of Color
A Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Medical Conditions and Infectious Diseases by Sexual Identity, Attraction, and Concordance among Women
There have been limited studies assessing the differences in chronic health conditions between sexual minority (those who identify as lesbian or bisexual) and sexual majority (heterosexual) women. Research has primarily focused on overall physical and mental health or behavioral issues and not on specific health conditions. The addition of sexual orientation and attraction questions to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) now allows…
A Latent Class Analysis of Chronic Health Conditions Among HIV-Positive Transgender Women of Color
Engagement in HIV Care Among New York City Transgender Women of Color
Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with trauma exposure among Latinas in primary medical care
Latina immigrants are an underserved population with complex medical and mental health needs. This population has high rates of trauma exposure, compounding their health issues. However, little is known about the characteristics of trauma-exposed Latina immigrants who seek health care services. This study analyzes the health records of Latina women (N = 153), most of whom were immigrants, receiving medical and mental health care services at an ur…
A Study of the Longitudinal Patterns of Stimulant and Amyl Nitrite Use and Sexual Behavior Pre- and Post-HIV Seroconversion Among MSM
A Multi-Group Latent Class Analysis of Chronic Medical Conditions Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
Association Between Nonspecific Severe Psychological Distress as an Indicator of Serious Mental Illness and Increasing Levels of Medical Multimorbidity
Objectives. We sought to determine whether severe psychological distress (SPD) and serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are associated with a specific set of chronic medical conditions (CMCs) and the association between SPD–SMIs and increasing levels of medical multimorbidity and complexity (i.e., from 1 to 3 or more CMCs). Methods. We used data from 3 administrations (2008–2010) of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health collected from 110 455 adu…
Chronic Medical Conditions among Jail Detainees in Residential Psychiatric Treatment
Using the K6 Scale to Screen for Serious Mental Illness among Criminal Justice Populations
Detecting Serious Mental Illness Among Substance Abusers
Serious mental illnesses (SMIs) commonly co-occur with substance-use disorders and, if undetected and untreated, adversely affect their clinical course. This paper describes the use and scoring of the K6 scale, a brief and valid screening tool for SMI, in a large general population sample derived from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). Analyses examine the demographic characteristics and patterns of substance use disorders …
Medicaid Eligibility of Former Supplemental Security Income Recipients With Drug Abuse or Alcoholism Disability
As of January 1, 1997, individuals who received Supplemental Security Income because of disability due to drug abuse or alcoholism were no longer eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and began to be eliminated from receiving this benefit.1 By December 1997, 34% had retained or requalified for disability payments, about half as many as the Social Security Administration had estimated when the legislation was passed.2 Access to health in…
Termination of Supplemental Security Income Benefits for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This article reviews the results of a multisite cohort study on effects of terminating Supplemental Security Income benefits for drug addiction and alcoholism. Within 2 years of the program’s termination, 35–43 percent of participants requalified for disability benefits for another impairment. Regardless of requalification status, substance abuse treatment participation declined sharply and illegal drug use was prevalent. Although many of those w…
Drug Treatment Participation and Retention Rates among Former Recipients of Supplemental Security Income for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This study examined drug treatment participation and retention rates for a multisite sample of 1,586 former recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A). Fewer than half of the sample were complying with the DA&A program treatment mandate at the time the program was terminated by federal legislation in January 1997. For all forms of treatment, both participation and retention rates declined steadily th…
An Analysis of the Criminogenic Effects of Terminating the Supplemental Security Income Impairment Category for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This study examined the criminogenic effects of terminating the Supplemental Security Income program for drug addiction and alcoholism. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyze self-reported crime, economic, and drug-use data collected as part of a two-year multisite study with five interview waves from 1,640 former DA&As. The primary independent variables examined included subjects’ replacement of lost SSI benefits legally or through re …
Substance Abuse and Welfare Policy at the New Century
Drawing on findings from the SSI Study and other research, this paper takes up various policy questions fundamental to any welfare program for substance abusers. The paper considers the place of disability benefits in the U.S. system of categorical aid and the problems raised by substance abuse for the disability category. It discusses the desirable objectives of a welfare program for substance abusers and the various mechanisms by which they mig…
General Course and Correlates of Improvement and Decline following Termination of the Supplemental Security Income Impairment Category for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This paper examines the response of former SSI DA&A beneficiaries to the loss of benefits across multiple areas of functioning and across time. The main purposes of the study were to determine how termination of the DA&A program affected individuals generally, to understand the degree of variation in response to lost benefits, and to determine the individual and social correlates of improvement and decline given expected individual variations in …
The Methodology of the Multi-Site Study of the Termination of Supplemental Security Income Benefits for Drug Addicts and Alcoholics
This paper describes the quantitative and qualitative methodologies used in a nine-site, two-year study of the effects of terminating Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A). The quantitative component of the study involved a longitudinal survey that collected data on 1,744 former DA&A recipients, representing about one-fourth of the national population, and achieved an aggregate follow-up rate of 82%. Despite …
Drug use Prevalence among Former SSI DA&A Recipients
This paper examines illegal drug use prevalence among former recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits for drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A) in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle, based on urinalysis and self-report data. It presents estimates of current prevalence (past three days) for four categories of illegal drugs–-opiates, cocaine, marijuana, or any use–-at 12 and 24 months after termination of the DA&A program.…
The Methodology of the Multi-Site Study of the Termination of Supplemental Security Income Benefits for Drug Addicts and Alcoholics
This paper describes the quantitative and qualitative methodologies used in a nine-site, two-year study of the effects of terminating Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A). The quantitative component of the study involved a longitudinal survey that collected data on 1,744 former DA&A recipients, representing about one-fourth of the national population, and achieved an aggregate follow-up rate of 82%. Despite …
Drug use Prevalence among Former SSI DA&A Recipients
This paper examines illegal drug use prevalence among former recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits for drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A) in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle, based on urinalysis and self-report data. It presents estimates of current prevalence (past three days) for four categories of illegal drugs–-opiates, cocaine, marijuana, or any use–-at 12 and 24 months after termination of the DA&A program.…
An Analysis of the Criminogenic Effects of Terminating the Supplemental Security Income Impairment Category for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This study examined the criminogenic effects of terminating the Supplemental Security Income program for drug addiction and alcoholism. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyze self-reported crime, economic, and drug-use data collected as part of a two-year multisite study with five interview waves from 1,640 former DA&As. The primary independent variables examined included subjects’ replacement of lost SSI benefits legally or through re …
Drug Treatment Participation and Retention Rates among Former Recipients of Supplemental Security Income for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This study examined drug treatment participation and retention rates for a multisite sample of 1,586 former recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A). Fewer than half of the sample were complying with the DA&A program treatment mandate at the time the program was terminated by federal legislation in January 1997. For all forms of treatment, both participation and retention rates declined steadily th…
Substance Abuse and Welfare Policy at the New Century
Drawing on findings from the SSI Study and other research, this paper takes up various policy questions fundamental to any welfare program for substance abusers. The paper considers the place of disability benefits in the U.S. system of categorical aid and the problems raised by substance abuse for the disability category. It discusses the desirable objectives of a welfare program for substance abusers and the various mechanisms by which they mig…
Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with trauma exposure among Latinas in primary medical care
Latina immigrants are an underserved population with complex medical and mental health needs. This population has high rates of trauma exposure, compounding their health issues. However, little is known about the characteristics of trauma-exposed Latina immigrants who seek health care services. This study analyzes the health records of Latina women (N = 153), most of whom were immigrants, receiving medical and mental health care services at an ur…
Termination of Supplemental Security Income Benefits for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This article reviews the results of a multisite cohort study on effects of terminating Supplemental Security Income benefits for drug addiction and alcoholism. Within 2 years of the program’s termination, 35–43 percent of participants requalified for disability benefits for another impairment. Regardless of requalification status, substance abuse treatment participation declined sharply and illegal drug use was prevalent. Although many of those w…
General Course and Correlates of Improvement and Decline following Termination of the Supplemental Security Income Impairment Category for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This paper examines the response of former SSI DA&A beneficiaries to the loss of benefits across multiple areas of functioning and across time. The main purposes of the study were to determine how termination of the DA&A program affected individuals generally, to understand the degree of variation in response to lost benefits, and to determine the individual and social correlates of improvement and decline given expected individual variations in …
Drug Treatment Participation and Retention Rates among Former Recipients of Supplemental Security Income for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This study examined drug treatment participation and retention rates for a multisite sample of 1,586 former recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A). Fewer than half of the sample were complying with the DA&A program treatment mandate at the time the program was terminated by federal legislation in January 1997. For all forms of treatment, both participation and retention rates declined steadily th…
An Analysis of the Criminogenic Effects of Terminating the Supplemental Security Income Impairment Category for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This study examined the criminogenic effects of terminating the Supplemental Security Income program for drug addiction and alcoholism. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyze self-reported crime, economic, and drug-use data collected as part of a two-year multisite study with five interview waves from 1,640 former DA&As. The primary independent variables examined included subjects’ replacement of lost SSI benefits legally or through re …
Substance Abuse and Welfare Policy at the New Century
Drawing on findings from the SSI Study and other research, this paper takes up various policy questions fundamental to any welfare program for substance abusers. The paper considers the place of disability benefits in the U.S. system of categorical aid and the problems raised by substance abuse for the disability category. It discusses the desirable objectives of a welfare program for substance abusers and the various mechanisms by which they mig…
General Course and Correlates of Improvement and Decline following Termination of the Supplemental Security Income Impairment Category for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This paper examines the response of former SSI DA&A beneficiaries to the loss of benefits across multiple areas of functioning and across time. The main purposes of the study were to determine how termination of the DA&A program affected individuals generally, to understand the degree of variation in response to lost benefits, and to determine the individual and social correlates of improvement and decline given expected individual variations in …
The Methodology of the Multi-Site Study of the Termination of Supplemental Security Income Benefits for Drug Addicts and Alcoholics
This paper describes the quantitative and qualitative methodologies used in a nine-site, two-year study of the effects of terminating Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A). The quantitative component of the study involved a longitudinal survey that collected data on 1,744 former DA&A recipients, representing about one-fourth of the national population, and achieved an aggregate follow-up rate of 82%. Despite …
Drug use Prevalence among Former SSI DA&A Recipients
This paper examines illegal drug use prevalence among former recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits for drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A) in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle, based on urinalysis and self-report data. It presents estimates of current prevalence (past three days) for four categories of illegal drugs–-opiates, cocaine, marijuana, or any use–-at 12 and 24 months after termination of the DA&A program.…
Medicaid Eligibility of Former Supplemental Security Income Recipients With Drug Abuse or Alcoholism Disability
As of January 1, 1997, individuals who received Supplemental Security Income because of disability due to drug abuse or alcoholism were no longer eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and began to be eliminated from receiving this benefit.1 By December 1997, 34% had retained or requalified for disability payments, about half as many as the Social Security Administration had estimated when the legislation was passed.2 Access to health in…
Termination of Supplemental Security Income Benefits for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
This article reviews the results of a multisite cohort study on effects of terminating Supplemental Security Income benefits for drug addiction and alcoholism. Within 2 years of the program’s termination, 35–43 percent of participants requalified for disability benefits for another impairment. Regardless of requalification status, substance abuse treatment participation declined sharply and illegal drug use was prevalent. Although many of those w…
Detecting Serious Mental Illness Among Substance Abusers
Serious mental illnesses (SMIs) commonly co-occur with substance-use disorders and, if undetected and untreated, adversely affect their clinical course. This paper describes the use and scoring of the K6 scale, a brief and valid screening tool for SMI, in a large general population sample derived from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). Analyses examine the demographic characteristics and patterns of substance use disorders …
Using the K6 Scale to Screen for Serious Mental Illness among Criminal Justice Populations
Chronic Medical Conditions among Jail Detainees in Residential Psychiatric Treatment
Association Between Nonspecific Severe Psychological Distress as an Indicator of Serious Mental Illness and Increasing Levels of Medical Multimorbidity
Objectives. We sought to determine whether severe psychological distress (SPD) and serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are associated with a specific set of chronic medical conditions (CMCs) and the association between SPD–SMIs and increasing levels of medical multimorbidity and complexity (i.e., from 1 to 3 or more CMCs). Methods. We used data from 3 administrations (2008–2010) of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health collected from 110 455 adu…
A Multi-Group Latent Class Analysis of Chronic Medical Conditions Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
A Study of the Longitudinal Patterns of Stimulant and Amyl Nitrite Use and Sexual Behavior Pre- and Post-HIV Seroconversion Among MSM
Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with trauma exposure among Latinas in primary medical care
Latina immigrants are an underserved population with complex medical and mental health needs. This population has high rates of trauma exposure, compounding their health issues. However, little is known about the characteristics of trauma-exposed Latina immigrants who seek health care services. This study analyzes the health records of Latina women (N = 153), most of whom were immigrants, receiving medical and mental health care services at an ur…
A Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Medical Conditions and Infectious Diseases by Sexual Identity, Attraction, and Concordance among Women
There have been limited studies assessing the differences in chronic health conditions between sexual minority (those who identify as lesbian or bisexual) and sexual majority (heterosexual) women. Research has primarily focused on overall physical and mental health or behavioral issues and not on specific health conditions. The addition of sexual orientation and attraction questions to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) now allows…
A Latent Class Analysis of Chronic Health Conditions Among HIV-Positive Transgender Women of Color
Engagement in HIV Care Among New York City Transgender Women of Color
Patterns of Exposure to Socio-structural Stressors and HIV Care Engagement Among Transgender Women of Color
Syringe service program-based telemedicine linkage to opioid use disorder treatment
ClinicalTrials.gov (Clinical Trials ID: NCT04575324 and Protocol Number: 1138-0420). Registered 29 September 2020. The study protocol is also registered on the Open Science Framework (DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/4853 M)
Associations among drug acquisition and use behaviors, psychosocial attributes, and opioid-involved overdoses
Psychosocial attributes, particularly homelessness, increase the probability of an overdose through associations with risky drug acquisition and drug-using behaviors. Further research is needed to replicate these findings with populations at high-risk of an opioid-related overdose to assess generalizability and refine the metrics used to assess psychosocial characteristics
Medicine (20 works) · Psychiatry (18 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (9 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (7 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (7 works)