Silvia Saboia Martins

Does despair drive increases in white mortality, or did the narrative get ahead of the data?

The aim of this study is to test the central claim of the "deaths of despair" theory: that rising despair among midlife white Americans has driven increases in all-cause mortality, particularly in those with low education. We analyzed time series of annual all-cause mortality rat...

How common is alcohol use disorder in posttraumatic stress disorder? A systematic review, meta‐analysis, and moderator analysis

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Comorbidity between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) complicates care, yet reported prevalence varies widely across settings and methods. We estimated AUD prevalence among adults with PTSD and identified sources of var...

Self-reported cannabis use following cash transfer: Estimating the short-term impacts of the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend

Aims Researchers have hypothesized that cash transfers affect substance use through two competing pathways: relieving financial strain which could reduce use, or expanding spendable income, which could increase use. We tested whether payments from the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD...