Dennis M Donovan
Biographic Data
| ID | 934917 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dennis M Donovan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dennis M |
| FAMILY NAME | Donovan |
| SIGNATURE | DONOVAN D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2237-4292 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Discrimination, acculturative stress, alcohol use and their associations with alcohol-related consequences among Latino immigrant men
Latino immigrant men are at increased risk for unhealthy alcohol use and related consequences due to social stressors associated with immigration. We assessed the associations of, and examined whether social stressors moderated associations between, alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences in a community-based sample of Latino immigrant men in Washington (N = 187). The mean Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT-C) score…
Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Moderate and Acute Suicidal Ideation among a National Sample of Tribal College and University Students 2015‐2016
OBJECTIVES: We examined the relationship between suicide risk and disability status, as well as risk and protective factors, adjusting for demographic characteristics, among students attending 22 Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU; 20 rural and 2 urban) across the United States in fall 2015 and 2016. METHODS: Tribal college students (N = 3,239) participated in a cross-sectional online or paper survey assessing alcohol use patterns and mental h…
Participant Satisfaction and Acceptability of a Culturally Adapted Brief Intervention to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Immigrant Men
Latino immigrant men are at increased risk for unhealthy alcohol use, yet few interventions have been designed to meet their unique needs. The current study assessed participant satisfaction and acceptability of a culturally adapted brief intervention to reduce unhealthy alcohol use in this population. Adaptations to the brief intervention included delivering it in Spanish by promotores in a community setting. The mixed methods approach included …
Contextual compatibility of three empirically supported behavior therapies for cART adherence among patients with substance use disorders
Though substance use disorders complicate adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), contingency management (CM), and motivational interviewing (MI) each demonstrate efficacy to improve cART adherence among substance-using patients. To inform dissemination of these therapies, this mixed-method study was undertaken involving a full-day site visit to each of four HIV care settings. At each setting, a…
Substance Use Research with Indigenous Communities
Highlights Indigenous Peoples are concerned with previous experience of substance use research as disempowering. Community psychology principles may inform ethical community‐driven substance use research. We explore these principles through seven Indigenous substance use studies across the U.S. and Canada. Indigenous substance use research reflects, expands, and challenges community psychology principles. We discuss implications for Indigenous su…
Assessing the Interest and Cultural Congruence of Contingency Management as an Intervention for Alcohol Misuse Among Younger American Indian Adults
A qualitative study was conducted to assess interest in contingency management (CM) for younger American Indian (AI) adults (18-29 years old), how to culturally and developmentally adapt CM for younger AI adults, and interest in CM relative to culturally grounded treatment approaches. We conducted a total of four focus groups with younger adults and families in two AI communities: a rural reservation and an urban Indian health clinic (n = 32). Fo…
Alcohol use and immune reconstitution among HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Nairobi, Kenya
Studies on the effects of alcohol use on HIV disease progression have been contradictory, with at least one study finding a positive effect of low alcohol consumption on CD4 count. In addition, most such studies have taken place in the developed West. We investigated the association between alcohol use and immune reconstitution through CD4 count response among HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) at an urban sub-Saharan Africa…
Identifying HIV care enrollees at-risk for cannabis use disorder
Increased scientific attention given to cannabis in the United States has particular relevance for its domestic HIV care population, given that evidence exists for both cannabis as a therapeutic agent and cannabis use disorder (CUD) as a barrier to antiretroviral medication adherence. It is critical to identify relative risk for CUD among demographic subgroups of HIV patients, as this will inform detection and intervention efforts. A Center For A…
Vida Pura
We assessed the fidelity of promotores conducting screening and brief intervention (SBI) to reduce unhealthy alcohol use among Latino immigrant day laborers in the Vida PURA study. We reviewed 32 audio-recorded brief interventions to assess promotor adherence to the intervention protocol and to evaluate their motivational interviewing (MI) technique with the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI) 4.2.1 tool. Promotores delivered thr…
Perceived parental support and adolescent motivation for substance use change
Background: The benefits of motivation to change may be enhanced depending on environmental factors, such as perceived parental support.Objective: We propose a quadrant model of perceived parental support and adolescent motivation with the following four possibilities: High perceived parent support/Low adolescent motivation; High perceived parent support/High adolescent motivation; Low perceived parent support/Low adolescent motivation; Low perce…
Influence of Substance Use Disorders on 2-Year HIV Care Retention in the United States
Religious and Spiritual Practices Among Homeless Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives with Severe Alcohol Problems
Engagement in religious and spiritual practices may be protective for homeless individuals with alcohol-related problems. However, little is known in this regard for urban-dwelling American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) who have disproportionately high rates of homelessness and co-occurring alcohol use problems. Using secondary data from a nonrandomized controlled study testing a Housing First intervention, AI/AN participants (n = 52) and n…
A comparison of African American and Caucasian stimulant users in 12-step facilitation treatment
Engagement in 12-step meetings and activities has been shown to be a powerful aid to recovery from substance use disorders. However, only limited attention has been given to ethnic and racial differences in attitudes toward 12-step and involvement. This study utilized data from a large multisite trial testing the effectiveness of a 12-step facilitation therapy with stimulant-dependent treatment seekers. We compared baseline differences and treatm…
Prevalence and Predictors of Substance Use Disorders Among HIV Care Enrollees in the United States
Community Perspectives on Drug/Alcohol Use, Concerns, Needs, and Resources in Four Washington State Tribal Communities
Community-university teams investigated substance use, abuse, and dependence (SUAD) and related concerns, needs, strengths, and resources in four Washington State Tribal communities. A total of 153 key community members shared their perspectives through 43 semi-structured interviews and 19 semi-structured focus groups. Qualitative data analysis revealed robust themes: prescription medications and alcohol were perceived as most prevalent and conce…
Comparing Kept Appointment Rates When Calls are Made by Physicians Versus Behavior Health Technicians in Inner City Hospital
Healing of the Canoe
Using Community-based and Tribal Participatory Research (CBPR/TPR) approaches, an academic-tribal partnership between the University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute and the Suquamish and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribes developed a culturally grounded social skills intervention to promote increased cultural belonging and prevent substance abuse among tribal youth. Participation in the intervention, which used the Canoe Journey as a met…
Relapse prevention
The term "relapse prevention" drew great criticism and was not generally accepted when it was initially introduced in the early 1980s. The idea of talking with clients about the possibility of relapse was an incredibly radical idea until the pioneering work on relapse prevention by Alan Marlatt and his colleagues challenged the prevailing disease conceptualization of addictions and provided a revolutionary perspective that focused on understandin…
Identifying Community Needs and Resources in a Native Community
The Community Pulling Together
Alcohol and drug abuse are major areas of concern for many American Indian=Alaska Native communities. Research on these problems has often been less than successful, in part because many researchers are not sensitive to the culture and traditions of the tribes and communities with which they are working. They alsooften fail to incorporate tribal customs, traditions, and values into the interventions developed to deal with substance abuse. The aut…
Religious coping and psychological functioning in a correctional population
The objective of this study was to examine main and interactive relationships between religious upbringing and coping (spirituality, participation, pleading, and discontentment), and mental health outcomes (depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, somatization, and hostility) among 305 incarcerated adults. Using hierarchical linear regression controlling for demographic variables and stressful life events, several significant relationships emerged.…
Using Naltrexone in Inpatient Alcoholism Treatment
Naltrexone has been used successfully in outpatient settings as an adjunct to alcoholism treatment. This study examines the efficacy of using naltrexone in an inpatient treatment setting. Sixty-three alcohol-dependent patients who volunteered for a double-blind, placebo-controlled study were followed over the course of their 20 days in treatment and six months follow-up. A comparison group of 59 patients who did not volunteer were also studied ov…
Addictive Behaviors
Psychopathology and Defensive Style of Alcoholics as a Function of Congruence-Incongruence between Psychological Differentiation and Locus of Control
Witkin's psychological differentiation construct and Rotter's locus of control construct were studied independently and in interaction to assess their ability to predict psychopathology and defensive style in a sample of 160 adult, male alcoholics. As predicted, locus of control was significantly correlated with both psychopathology and defensive style and field articulation was significantly correlated with defensive style. However, the congruen…
Some Thoughts On Being and Having
A distinction is made between having and possessing, the former former being related to being and the latter to various forms of psychopathology. Within the therapeutic experience a transition from possessing to having is seen as ncessary. The idea of insight is related to a recognition of this transition and, ultimately, to the realisation of one's-own-death. Suicide is briefly considered in this context
Healing of the Canoe
Using Community-based and Tribal Participatory Research (CBPR/TPR) approaches, an academic-tribal partnership between the University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute and the Suquamish and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribes developed a culturally grounded social skills intervention to promote increased cultural belonging and prevent substance abuse among tribal youth. Participation in the intervention, which used the Canoe Journey as a met…
Substance Use Research with Indigenous Communities
Highlights Indigenous Peoples are concerned with previous experience of substance use research as disempowering. Community psychology principles may inform ethical community‐driven substance use research. We explore these principles through seven Indigenous substance use studies across the U.S. and Canada. Indigenous substance use research reflects, expands, and challenges community psychology principles. We discuss implications for Indigenous su…
Some Thoughts On Being and Having
A distinction is made between having and possessing, the former former being related to being and the latter to various forms of psychopathology. Within the therapeutic experience a transition from possessing to having is seen as ncessary. The idea of insight is related to a recognition of this transition and, ultimately, to the realisation of one's-own-death. Suicide is briefly considered in this context
Relationship between Generalized Expectancies for Control and Experienced Control among Alcoholics
The Locus of Control and Experienced Control scales were administered to 89 male alcoholics. Both correlational and difference data suggested an inverse relationship between alcoholics' perceived locus of control and the magnitude of control experienced in social situations. Alcoholics with an internal locus of control experienced a significantly greater magnitude of control over both interpersonal and intrapersonal sources of pressure or stress …
Psychopathology and Defensive Style of Alcoholics as a Function of Congruence-Incongruence between Psychological Differentiation and Locus of Control
Witkin's psychological differentiation construct and Rotter's locus of control construct were studied independently and in interaction to assess their ability to predict psychopathology and defensive style in a sample of 160 adult, male alcoholics. As predicted, locus of control was significantly correlated with both psychopathology and defensive style and field articulation was significantly correlated with defensive style. However, the congruen…
Addictive Behaviors
Using Naltrexone in Inpatient Alcoholism Treatment
Naltrexone has been used successfully in outpatient settings as an adjunct to alcoholism treatment. This study examines the efficacy of using naltrexone in an inpatient treatment setting. Sixty-three alcohol-dependent patients who volunteered for a double-blind, placebo-controlled study were followed over the course of their 20 days in treatment and six months follow-up. A comparison group of 59 patients who did not volunteer were also studied ov…
Religious coping and psychological functioning in a correctional population
The objective of this study was to examine main and interactive relationships between religious upbringing and coping (spirituality, participation, pleading, and discontentment), and mental health outcomes (depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, somatization, and hostility) among 305 incarcerated adults. Using hierarchical linear regression controlling for demographic variables and stressful life events, several significant relationships emerged.…
Identifying Community Needs and Resources in a Native Community
The Community Pulling Together
Alcohol and drug abuse are major areas of concern for many American Indian=Alaska Native communities. Research on these problems has often been less than successful, in part because many researchers are not sensitive to the culture and traditions of the tribes and communities with which they are working. They alsooften fail to incorporate tribal customs, traditions, and values into the interventions developed to deal with substance abuse. The aut…
Relapse prevention
The term "relapse prevention" drew great criticism and was not generally accepted when it was initially introduced in the early 1980s. The idea of talking with clients about the possibility of relapse was an incredibly radical idea until the pioneering work on relapse prevention by Alan Marlatt and his colleagues challenged the prevailing disease conceptualization of addictions and provided a revolutionary perspective that focused on understandin…
Community Perspectives on Drug/Alcohol Use, Concerns, Needs, and Resources in Four Washington State Tribal Communities
Community-university teams investigated substance use, abuse, and dependence (SUAD) and related concerns, needs, strengths, and resources in four Washington State Tribal communities. A total of 153 key community members shared their perspectives through 43 semi-structured interviews and 19 semi-structured focus groups. Qualitative data analysis revealed robust themes: prescription medications and alcohol were perceived as most prevalent and conce…
Comparing Kept Appointment Rates When Calls are Made by Physicians Versus Behavior Health Technicians in Inner City Hospital
Healing of the Canoe
Using Community-based and Tribal Participatory Research (CBPR/TPR) approaches, an academic-tribal partnership between the University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute and the Suquamish and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribes developed a culturally grounded social skills intervention to promote increased cultural belonging and prevent substance abuse among tribal youth. Participation in the intervention, which used the Canoe Journey as a met…
A comparison of African American and Caucasian stimulant users in 12-step facilitation treatment
Engagement in 12-step meetings and activities has been shown to be a powerful aid to recovery from substance use disorders. However, only limited attention has been given to ethnic and racial differences in attitudes toward 12-step and involvement. This study utilized data from a large multisite trial testing the effectiveness of a 12-step facilitation therapy with stimulant-dependent treatment seekers. We compared baseline differences and treatm…
Prevalence and Predictors of Substance Use Disorders Among HIV Care Enrollees in the United States
Alcohol use and immune reconstitution among HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Nairobi, Kenya
Studies on the effects of alcohol use on HIV disease progression have been contradictory, with at least one study finding a positive effect of low alcohol consumption on CD4 count. In addition, most such studies have taken place in the developed West. We investigated the association between alcohol use and immune reconstitution through CD4 count response among HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) at an urban sub-Saharan Africa…
Identifying HIV care enrollees at-risk for cannabis use disorder
Increased scientific attention given to cannabis in the United States has particular relevance for its domestic HIV care population, given that evidence exists for both cannabis as a therapeutic agent and cannabis use disorder (CUD) as a barrier to antiretroviral medication adherence. It is critical to identify relative risk for CUD among demographic subgroups of HIV patients, as this will inform detection and intervention efforts. A Center For A…
Vida Pura
We assessed the fidelity of promotores conducting screening and brief intervention (SBI) to reduce unhealthy alcohol use among Latino immigrant day laborers in the Vida PURA study. We reviewed 32 audio-recorded brief interventions to assess promotor adherence to the intervention protocol and to evaluate their motivational interviewing (MI) technique with the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI) 4.2.1 tool. Promotores delivered thr…
Perceived parental support and adolescent motivation for substance use change
Background: The benefits of motivation to change may be enhanced depending on environmental factors, such as perceived parental support.Objective: We propose a quadrant model of perceived parental support and adolescent motivation with the following four possibilities: High perceived parent support/Low adolescent motivation; High perceived parent support/High adolescent motivation; Low perceived parent support/Low adolescent motivation; Low perce…
Influence of Substance Use Disorders on 2-Year HIV Care Retention in the United States
Religious and Spiritual Practices Among Homeless Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives with Severe Alcohol Problems
Engagement in religious and spiritual practices may be protective for homeless individuals with alcohol-related problems. However, little is known in this regard for urban-dwelling American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) who have disproportionately high rates of homelessness and co-occurring alcohol use problems. Using secondary data from a nonrandomized controlled study testing a Housing First intervention, AI/AN participants (n = 52) and n…
Contextual compatibility of three empirically supported behavior therapies for cART adherence among patients with substance use disorders
Though substance use disorders complicate adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), contingency management (CM), and motivational interviewing (MI) each demonstrate efficacy to improve cART adherence among substance-using patients. To inform dissemination of these therapies, this mixed-method study was undertaken involving a full-day site visit to each of four HIV care settings. At each setting, a…
Substance Use Research with Indigenous Communities
Highlights Indigenous Peoples are concerned with previous experience of substance use research as disempowering. Community psychology principles may inform ethical community‐driven substance use research. We explore these principles through seven Indigenous substance use studies across the U.S. and Canada. Indigenous substance use research reflects, expands, and challenges community psychology principles. We discuss implications for Indigenous su…
Assessing the Interest and Cultural Congruence of Contingency Management as an Intervention for Alcohol Misuse Among Younger American Indian Adults
A qualitative study was conducted to assess interest in contingency management (CM) for younger American Indian (AI) adults (18-29 years old), how to culturally and developmentally adapt CM for younger AI adults, and interest in CM relative to culturally grounded treatment approaches. We conducted a total of four focus groups with younger adults and families in two AI communities: a rural reservation and an urban Indian health clinic (n = 32). Fo…
Participant Satisfaction and Acceptability of a Culturally Adapted Brief Intervention to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Latino Immigrant Men
Latino immigrant men are at increased risk for unhealthy alcohol use, yet few interventions have been designed to meet their unique needs. The current study assessed participant satisfaction and acceptability of a culturally adapted brief intervention to reduce unhealthy alcohol use in this population. Adaptations to the brief intervention included delivering it in Spanish by promotores in a community setting. The mixed methods approach included …
Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Moderate and Acute Suicidal Ideation among a National Sample of Tribal College and University Students 2015‐2016
OBJECTIVES: We examined the relationship between suicide risk and disability status, as well as risk and protective factors, adjusting for demographic characteristics, among students attending 22 Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU; 20 rural and 2 urban) across the United States in fall 2015 and 2016. METHODS: Tribal college students (N = 3,239) participated in a cross-sectional online or paper survey assessing alcohol use patterns and mental h…
Medicine (21 works) · Psychology (21 works) · Psychiatry (16 works) · Clinical Psychology (14 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Community Health and Development (7 works) · Demography (7 works)