Publications
Stout, R.L., Kelly, J.F., Magill, M., & Pagano, M.E. (In press). Causal effects of social influences on drinking outcomes across 3 years. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Carter, R.R., Johnson, S.M., Exline, J.J., Post, S.G., & Pagano, M.E. (In press). Addiction and "Generation Me:" Narcissistic and Prosocial Behaviors of Youth with Substance Dependence Disorder in Comparison to Normative Youth. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly.
Pagano, M.E., Johnson, S.M., Kelly, J.F., Stout, R.L., & Tonigan, J.S. (In press). The 10-Year course of AA participation and long-term outcomes: A follow-up study of outpatient subjects in Project MATCH. Substance Abuse, Special Issue.
Pagano, M.E., White, W.L., Stout, R.L., Johnson, S.J., Carter, R.C., Post, S., & Kelly, J.F. (In press). Helping others and adolescent treatment outcomes: Findings from Project SOS. Substance Abuse, Special Issue.
Kelly, J.F., Hoeppner, B.B., Stout, R.L., Pagano, M.E. (In press). Determining the relative importance of mechanisms of behavior change within Alcoholics Anonymous: A multiple mediator analysis. Addiction.
Krentzman, A.R., Pagano, M.E., Bradley, J.C, Battle, D., Andrade, F.H., Delva, J., & Robinson, E.A.R. (In press). Spirituality/religiousness/altruism and substance abuse treatment outcomes: A comparison between black and white adolescents. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research.
Hirschtritt, M.E., Pagano, M.E., Christian, K.M., McNamara, N.K., Stansbrey, R.J., Lingler, J., Faber, J.E., Demeter, C.A., Bedoya, D. & Findling, R.L. (In press). Moderators and Mediators of Fluoxetine Treatment Response for Children and Adolescents with Comorbid Depression and Substance Use Disorders. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.
Kelly, J. F., Pagano, M. E., Stout, R. L., & Johnson, S. M. (2011). Influence of Religiosity on 12-Step Participation and Treatment Response Among Substance-Dependent Adolescents. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72(6), 1000-1011.
Pagano, M.E., Post, S.G., & Johnson, S.M. (2011). Alcoholics Anonymous-Related Helping and the Helper Therapy Principle. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 29(1), 21-34.
Kelly, J.F., Stout, R.L., Magill, M.J., Tonigan, S., & Pagano, M.E. (2011). Spirituality in Recovery: A lagged meditational analysis of Alcoholics Anonymous' principal theoretical mechanism of behavior change. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 35(3), 454-463.
Kelly, J.F., Stout, R.L., Tonigan, J.S., Magill, M., & Pagano, M.E. (2010). Negative affect, relapse, and AA: Does AA work by reducing anger?. Journal of Studies on Alcoholism and Drugs, 71(3), 434-444. PMC2859791. [Posted with permission from the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs]
Pagano, M.E., Krentzman, A.R., Onder, C.C., Baryak, J.L., Murphy, J.L., Zywiak, W.H., Stout, R.L, et al. (2010). Service to Others in Sobriety (SOS). Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 28(2), 111-127. PMC3050518.
Tonigan, J.S., Book, S.W., Pagano, M.E., Randall, P.K., Smith, J.P., & Randall, C.L. (2010). 12-Step therapy and women with and without social phobia: A study of the effectiveness of 12-Step therapy to facilitate Alcoholics Anonymous engagement. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 28(2), 151-162. PMC3060781.
Parran, T.V., Adelman, C.A., Merkin, B., Pagano, M.E., Defranco, R., Ionescu, R.A., Mace, A.G., et al. (2010). Long-term outcomes of office-based buprenorphine/naloxone maintenance therapy. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 106, 56-60. PMC3263699.
Delos Reyes, C.M., Pagano, M.E, & Ronis, R. (2009). The impact of stressful life events on alcohol use relapse: Findings from the Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 5(2), 226-232. PMC3003337.
Pagano, M.E., Zemore, S.E., Onder, C.C., & Stout, R.L. (2009). Predictors of initial AA-related helping: Findings from Project MATCH. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, Jan 70(1), 117-125. PMC2629624. [Posted with permission from the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs]
Zemore, S.E., & Pagano, M.E. (2009). Kickbacks from helping others: Health and recovery. In M. Galanter & L.A. Kaskustas (Eds.), Recent Developments in Alcoholism. Research on Alcoholics Anonymous and Spirituality in Addiction Recovery, 18(2), 1-26. [Posted with permission from the New York: Springer]
Pagano, M.E., Zeltner, B., Post, S., Jaber, J., Zywiak, W.H., & Stout, R.L. (2009). Helping others and long-term sobriety: Who should I help to stay sober?. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 27(1), 38-50. PMC2727692.
Friend, K.B., & Pagano, M.E. (2007). Time-varying predictors of smoking cessation among individuals in treatment for alcohol abuse and dependence: Findings from Project MATCH. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 42(3), 234-240. PMC2483245.
Grilo, C.M., Pagano, M.E., Skodol, A.E., Sanislow, C.A., McGlashan, T.H., Gunderson, J.G., Stout, R.L., et al. (2007). Natural course of bulimia nervosa and eating disorder not otherwise specified: 5-year prospective study of remissions, relapses, and the effects of personality disorder psychopathology. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 68(5), 738-746.
Pagano, M.E., Phillips, K.A., Stout, R.L., Menard, W., & Piliavin, J.A. (2007). The impact of helping behaviors on the course of substance use disorders in individuals with body dysmorphic disorder. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 68(2), 291-295. PMC2213452. [Posted with permission from the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs]
Pagano, M.E., Rende, R., Rodriguez, B.F., Hargraves, E.L., Moskowitz, A.T., & Keller, M.B. (2007). Impact of parental history of substance use disorders on the clinical course of anxiety disorders. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2(13), PMC1866228.
Friend, K.B., & Pagano, M.E. (2005). Changes in cigarette consumption and drinking outcomes: Findings from Project Match. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 29(3), 221-229. PMC2483241.
Friend, K.B., & Pagano, M.E. (2005). Smoking cessation and alcohol consumption in individuals in treatment for alcohol use disorders. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 24(2), PMC2483247.
Friend, K.B., & Pagano, M.E. (2004). Smoking initiation among nonsmokers during and following treatment for alcohol use disorders. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 26(3), 219-224. PMC3272765.
Pagano, M.E., Friend, K.B., Tonigan, J.S., & Stout, R.L. (2004). Helping other alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous and drinking outcomes: Findings from Project MATCH. Journal of Studies on Alcoholism, 65, 766-773. PMC3008319.
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