David B. Abrams, PhD
Professor,
Dept.
of Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Brown Medical
School
Professor
Dept. of Community Health
David B. Abrams, PhD, is a professor of psychiatry and human behavior
and professor of community health at Brown Medical School. He was the
founding director of the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine
at The Miriam Hospital. Abrams has spent his career conducting research
in behavioral and preventive medicine with an emphasis on risk factors.
His current research includes: 1) basic mechanisms in the comorbidity
of nicotine, alcohol, and mood; 2) evaluating behavioral and pharmacological
treatments for nicotine addiction; 3) etiology of youth tobacco initiation;
and 4) delivery of effective and efficient interventions for cancer and
cardiovascular disease prevention. He is interested in creating an educational
climate that fosters transdisciplinary integration between biomedical,
behavioral, and public health disciplines. Abrams is a member of the Board
of Scientific Advisors for the NCI, co-director of the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation's Tobacco Etiology Research Network, and President of the Society
of Behavioral Medicine.
Abrams, D. B. (2000). Transdisciplinary concepts and measures of craving:
Commentary and future directions. Addiction, 95(Suppl. 2), S237-S246.
Abrams, D. B., & Clayton, R. (2001). Transdisciplinary research to
improve brief interventions for addictive behaviors. In P. M. Monti, S.
M. Colby, & T. A. O'Leary (Eds.), Adolescents, alcohol and substance
abuse: Reaching teens through brief interventions. New York: Guilford
Press.
Abrams, D. B., Herzog, T.A., Emmons, K.M., & Linnan, L. (2000). Stages
of change versus addiction: A replication and extension. Nicotine and
Tobacco Research, 2, 223-229.
Abrams, D. B., & Niaura, R. S. (in press). Planning evidence-based
treatment of nicotine addiction. In D. B. Abrams, R. S. Niaura, R. Brown,
K. Emmons, M. G. Goldstein, & P. M. Monti (Eds.), Treating nicotine
addiction: An evidence based practice guide. New York: Guilford Press.
Abrams, D. B., Niaura, R. S., Brown, R. A., Emmons, K. M., Goldstein,
M. G., & Monti, P. M. (Eds.). (in press). Treating nicotine addiction:
An evidence-based practice guide. New York: Guilford Press.
Clayton, R.R., Merikangas, K.R., & Abrams, D. B. (2000). Introduction
to tobacco, nicotine, and youth: The Tobacco Etiology Research Network
[editorial]. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 59(Suppl. 1), S1-S4.
Herzog, T.A., Abrams, D. B., Emmons, K.M., & Linnan, L. (2000). Predicting
increases in readiness to quit smoking: A prospective analysis using the
contemplation ladder. Psychology and Health, 15, 369-381.
Hitsman, B., Abrams, D. B., Shadel, W. G., Niaura, R. S., Borrelli, B.,
Emmons, K. M., Brown, R. A., Swift, R. M., Monti, P. M., Rohsenow, D.
J., & Colby, S. M. (2002). Depressive symptoms and readiness to quit
smoking among cigarette smokers in outpatient alcohol treatment. Psychology
of Addictive Behaviors, 16, 264-268.
Keuthen, N.J., Niaura, R.S., Borrelli, B., Goldstein, M., DePue, J., Murphy,
C., Gastfriend, D., Reiter, S.R., & Abrams, D. B. (2000). Comorbidity,
smoking behavior, and treatment outcome. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,
69, 244-250.
Linnan, L. A., Emmons, K. M., & Abrams, D. B. (2002). Beauty and the
beast: Results of the Rhode Island Smokefree Shop Initiative (SSI). American
Journal of Public Health, 92, 27-28.
Monti, P. M., Abrams, D. B., Binkoff, J. A., Zwick, W. R., Liepman, M.
R., & Nirenberg, T. D. (in press). Alcohol specific role play test.
In J. P. Allen, & M. Columbus (Eds.), Assessing alcohol problems:
A guide for clinicians and researchers. Rockville, MD: National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Niaura, R. S., & Abrams, D. B. (2001). Stopping smoking: A hazard
for people with a history of major depression. The Lancet, 357, 1900-1901.
Niaura, R. S., & Abrams, D. B. (2002). Smoking cessation: Progress,
priorities, & prospectus. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,
70, 494-509.
Niaura, R., Shadel, W.G., Morrow, K., Tashima, K., Flanigan, T., &
Abrams, D .B. (2000). Human immunodeficiency virus infection, AIDS, and
smoking cessation: The time is now. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 31,
808-812.
Orleans, C. T., Abrams, D. B., & Gruman, J. C. (2001). Will healthcare
take tobacco addiction seriously? Using policy to drive practice. Symposium
papers on policy honoring David C. Lewis, M.D., Professor of Medicine
at Brown University. Medscape Pulmonary Medicine [On-line], April 1, 2001.
Piasecki, T.M., Niaura, R., Shadel, W.G., Abrams, D. B., Goldstein, M.,
Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B. (2000). Smoking withdrawal dynamics in
unaided quitters. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109, 74-86.
Rohsenow, D. J., Abrams, D. B., Monti, P. M., Colby, S. M., & Niaura,
R. S. (in press). The smoking effects questionnaire for adult populations:
Development and psychometric properties. Addictive Behaviors.
Rohsenow, D. J., Monti, P. M., & Abrams, D. B. (in press). Psychosocial
assessment and coping skills treatment for cocaine abuse: Preliminary
results. In F. M. Tims, J. D. Blaine, L. S. Onken, & B. Tai (Eds.),
Treatment of cocaine abuse: Outcome research. National Institute on Drug
Abuse Monograph.
Rohsenow, D J., Monti, P.M., Martin, R. A., Michalec, E., & Abrams,
D. B. (2000). Brief coping skills treatment for cocaine abuse: Twelve
month substance use outcomes. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,
68, 515-520.
Shadel, W., Niaura, R., & Abrams, D. B.(2000). An idiographic approach
to understanding personality structure and individual differences among
smokers. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 24, 345-359.
Shadel, W. G., Niaura, R. S., & Abrams, D. B. (2001). Does completing
a craving questionnaire promote increased smoking craving? An experimental
investigation. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 15, 265-267.
Shadel, W. G., Niaura, R. S., & Abrams, D. B. (2001). Effect of different
cue stimulus delivery channels on craving reactivity: Comparing in vivo
and video cues in regular cigarette smokers. Journal of Behavior Therapy
and Experimental Psychiatry, 32, 203-209.
Shadel, W. G., Niaura, R. S., & Abrams, D. B. (2002). Adolescents'
reactions to the imagery displayed in smoking and anti-smoking advertisements.
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 16, 173-176.
Shadel, W.G., Shiffman, S., Niaura, R., Nichter, M., & Abrams, D.
B. (2000). Current models of nicotine dependence: What is known and what
is needed to advance understanding of tobacco etiology among youth. Drug
and Alcohol Dependence, 59 (Suppl. 1), S9-S22.
- President, The Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2002
- Council Chair, Communications and Publications, Society for Research
on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2001
- Co-Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Tobacco Etiology
Research Network, 1999 -2004
- Member, Scientific Advisory Board, National Cancer Institute, NIH,
1999 - 2005.
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