Heather Burrell Ward

Tobacco use moderates associations between cannabis use, psychiatric symptoms, and cognitive performance in psychosis spectrum disorders

Tobacco and cannabis use are highly prevalent among individuals with psychotic disorders. Tobacco use has been consistently linked to poorer clinical and cognitive outcomes, whereas findings regarding cannabis use remain mixed. The present study was a secondary analysis of cross-...

Vanderbilt Integrated Community TMS for Opioid Recovery (VICTORY): Study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial of non-invasive brain stimulation to reduce craving in people with opioid use disorder

Background Individuals receiving buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) remain at high risk for treatment discontinuation and return to opioid use. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has shown efficacy in reducing craving and substance use in other substance u...

Parietal default mode network connectivity is associated with tobacco use in psychosis

Abnormal default mode network (DMN) connectivity was observed in both tobacco use and psychosis spectrum disorders, but it remains unknown how psychosis impacts the relationship between connectivity and tobacco use. Interventions targeting the left lateral parietal DMN node (LLP...