Benjamin Morasco – Publications — Oregon Health & Science University

2018

Patterns and correlates of medical cannabis use for pain among patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy

Nugent, S. M., Yarborough, B. J., Smith, N. X., Dobscha, S. K., Deyo, R. A., Green, C. A. & Morasco, B. J. Jan 1 2018 In : General Hospital Psychiatry. 50, p. 104-110 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Medical Marijuana

Opioid Analgesics

Pain

Therapeutics

Nicotine

2017

3 Citations

Benefits and harms of plant-based Cannabis for posttraumatic stress disorder a systematic review

O'Neil, M. E., Nugent, S. M., Morasco, B. J., Freeman, M., Low, A., Kondo, K., Zakher, B., Elven, C., Motu'apuaka, M., Paynter, R. & Kansagara, D. Sep 5 2017 In : Annals of Internal Medicine. 167, 5, p. 332-340 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Cannabis

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Observational Studies

Research Personnel

Information Storage and Retrieval

6 Citations

Patient outcomes in dose reduction or discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy: A systematic review

Frank, J. W., Lovejoy, T. I., Becker, W. C., Morasco, B. J., Koenig, C. J., Hoffecker, L., Dischinger, H. R., Dobscha, S. K. & Krebs, E. E. Aug 1 2017 In : Annals of Internal Medicine. 167, 3, p. 181-191 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Opioid Analgesics

Pain

Quality of Life

Therapeutics

Chronic Pain

2 Citations

Reasons for discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy in patients with and without substance use disorders

Lovejoy, T. I., Morasco, B. J., Demidenko, M. I., Meath, T. H. A., Frank, J. W. & Dobscha, S. K. 2017 In : Pain. 158, 3, p. 526-534 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Opioid Analgesics

Substance-Related Disorders

Therapeutics

Chronic Pain

Veterans Health

1 Citations

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Following Clinician-Initiated Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Therapy Resulting from an Aberrant Urine Drug Test

Nugent, S. M., Dobscha, S. K., Morasco, B. J., Demidenko, M. I., Meath, T. H. A., Frank, J. W. & Lovejoy, T. I. Jun 9 2017 (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of General Internal Medicine. p. 1-7 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Opioid Analgesics

Substance-Related Disorders

Urine

Pharmaceutical Preparations

Referral and Consultation

Suicidal ideation and suicidal self-directed violence following clinician-initiated prescription opioid discontinuation among long-term opioid users

Demidenko, M. I., Dobscha, S. K., Morasco, B. J., Meath, T. H. A., Ilgen, M. A. & Lovejoy, T. I. Jul 1 2017 In : General Hospital Psychiatry. 47, p. 29-35 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Suicidal Ideation

Violence

Opioid Analgesics

Prescriptions

Veterans Health

9 Citations

The effects of cannabis among adults with chronic painandan overview of general harms a systematic review

Nugent, S. M., Morasco, B. J., O'Neil, M. E., Freeman, M., Low, A., Kondo, K., Elven, C., Zakher, B., Motu'apuaka, M., Paynter, R. & Kansagara, D. Sep 5 2017 In : Annals of Internal Medicine. 167, 5, p. 319-331 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Cannabis

Chronic Pain

Population

Neuralgia

Research Personnel

2016

1 Citations

Correlates of prescription opioid therapy in Veterans with chronic pain and history of substance use disorder

Lovejoy, T. I., Dobscha, S. K., Turk, D. C., Weimer, M. B. & Morasco, B. J. 2016 In : Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 53, 1, p. 25-36 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Veterans

Chronic Pain

Opioid Analgesics

Substance-Related Disorders

Prescriptions

2 Citations

Development and Preliminary Evaluation of an Integrated Cognitive-Behavior Treatment for Chronic Pain and Substance Use Disorder in Patients with the Hepatitis C Virus

Morasco, B. J., Greaves, D. W., Lovejoy, T. I., Turk, D. C., Dobscha, S. K. & Hauser, P. Dec 1 2016 In : Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 17, 12, p. 2280-2290 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Chronic Pain

Hepacivirus

Substance-Related Disorders

Cognitive Therapy

Alcohols

4 Citations

Higher Prescription Opioid Dose is Associated With Worse Patient-Reported Pain Outcomes and More Health Care Utilization

Morasco, B. J., Yarborough, B. J., Smith, N. X., Dobscha, S. K., Deyo, R. A., Perrin, N. A. & Green, C. A. Jul 12 2016 (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Pain.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Patient Acceptance of Health Care

Opioid Analgesics

Prescriptions

Pain

Morphine

4 Citations

Predictors of urine drug testing for patients with chronic pain: Results from a national cohort of U.S. veterans

Morasco, B. J., Peters, D., Krebs, E. E., Kovas, A. E., Hart, K. & Dobscha, S. K. Jan 2 2016 In : Substance Abuse. 37, 1, p. 82-87 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Veterans

Chronic Pain

Odds Ratio

Urine

Opioid Analgesics

2015

3 Citations

Pain-related anxiety mediates the relationship between depressive symptoms and pain interference in veterans with hepatitis C

Adams, M. H., Lovejoy, T. I., Turk, D. C., Dobscha, S. K., Hauser, P. & Morasco, B. J. Nov 1 2015 In : General Hospital Psychiatry. 37, 6, p. 533-537 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Veterans

Hepatitis C

Anxiety

Depression

Pain

2 Citations

Patients Undergoing Substance Abuse Treatment and Receiving Financial Assistance for a Physical Disability Respond Well to Contingency Management Treatment

Burch, A. E., Morasco, B. J. & Petry, N. M. Nov 1 2015 In : Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 58, p. 67-71 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Substance-Related Disorders

Alcohol Abstinence

Time Management

Therapeutics

Randomized Controlled Trials

Predictors of Improvements in Pain Intensity in a National Cohort of Older Veterans With Chronic Pain

Dobscha, S. K., Lovejoy, T. I., Morasco, B. J., Kovas, A. E., Peters, D. M., Hart, K., Williams, J. L. & McFarland, B. H. Dec 31 2015 (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Pain.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Veterans

Chronic Pain

Pain

Opioid Analgesics

Prescriptions

Psychometric Properties of the Centrality of Pain Scale

Morasco, B. J., Turk, D. C. & Nicolaidis, C. Jul 1 2015 In : Journal of Pain. 16, 7, p. 676-681 6 p., 3079

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Psychometrics

Pain

Chronic Pain

Self Report

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

10 Citations

Short-Term Variability in Outpatient Pain Intensity Scores in a National Sample of Older Veterans with Chronic Pain

Dobscha, S. K., Morasco, B. J., Kovas, A. E., Peters, D. M., Hart, K. & Mcfarland, B. H. May 1 2015 In : Pain Medicine (United States). 16, 5, p. 855-865 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Veterans

Chronic Pain

Outpatients

Pain

Cohort Studies

5 Citations

Treatment changes following aberrant urine drug test results for patients prescribed chronic opioid therapy

Morasco, B. J., Krebs, E. E., Cavanagh, R., Hyde, S., Crain, A. & Dobscha, S. K. Jan 1 2015 In : Journal of Opioid Management. 11, 1, p. 45-51 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Opioid Analgesics

Urine

Pharmaceutical Preparations

Therapeutics

Prescriptions

2014

6 Citations

Associations between prescription opioid use and sleep impairment among veterans with chronic pain

Morasco, B. J., O'Hearn, D., Turk, D. C. & Dobscha, S. K. Nov 1 2014 In : Pain Medicine (United States). 15, 11, p. 1902-1910 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Veterans

Chronic Pain

Opioid Analgesics

Prescriptions

Sleep

4 Citations

Biopsychosocial factors associated with pain in veterans with the hepatitis C virus

Morasco, B. J., Lovejoy, T. I., Turk, D. C., Crain, A., Hauser, P. & Dobscha, S. K. Oct 1 2014 In : Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 37, 5, p. 902-911 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Veterans

Hepacivirus

Pain

Catastrophization

Self Efficacy

2 Citations

Comparison of health service use among veterans with methamphetamine versus alcohol use disorders

Morasco, B. J., O'Neil, M. E., Duckart, J. P. & Ganzini, L. 2014 In : Journal of Addiction Medicine. 8, 1, p. 47-52 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Methamphetamine

Veterans

Health Services

Alcohols

Odds Ratio

2013

12 Citations

Care management practices for chronic pain in veterans prescribed high doses of opioid medications

Morasco, B. J., Cavanagh, R., Gritzner, S. & Dobscha, S. K. Dec 2013 In : Family Practice. 30, 6, p. 671-678 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Practice Management

Veterans

Chronic Pain

Opioid Analgesics

Pain

46 Citations

Correlates of prescription opioid initiation and long-term opioid use in veterans with persistent pain

Dobscha, S. K., Morasco, B. J., Duckart, J. P., MacEy, T. & Deyo, R. A. Feb 2013 In : Clinical Journal of Pain. 29, 2, p. 102-108 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Veterans

Opioid Analgesics

Prescriptions

Pain

Therapeutics

1 Citations

Patterns of care and side effects for patients prescribed methadone for treatment of chronic pain

Macey, T. A., Weimer, M. B., Grimaldi, E. M., Dobscha, S. K. & Morasco, B. J. Sep 2013 In : Journal of Opioid Management. 9, 5, p. 325-333 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Methadone

Chronic Pain

Morphine

Therapeutics

Opioid Analgesics

21 Citations

Prescription opioids for back pain and use of medications for erectile dysfunction

Deyo, R. A., Smith, D. H. M., Johnson, E. S., Tillotson, C. J., Donovan, M., Yang, X., Petrik, A., Morasco, B. J. & Dobscha, S. K. May 15 2013 In : Spine. 38, 11, p. 909-915 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Erectile Dysfunction

Back Pain

Opioid Analgesics

Prescriptions

Testosterone

Psychological Treatments for Pathological Gambling

Morasco, B. J. 2013 Interventions For Addiction. Elsevier Inc., p. 227-233 7 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Gambling

Psychology

38 Citations

Risk for prescription opioid misuse among patients with a history of substance use disorder

Morasco, B. J., Turk, D. C., Donovan, D. M. & Dobscha, S. K. Jan 1 2013 In : Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 127, 1-3, p. 193-199 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Opioid Analgesics

Substance-Related Disorders

Prescriptions

Pain

Catastrophization

15 Citations

Sex differences in the medical care of VA patients with chronic non-cancer pain

Weimer, M. B., Macey, T. A., Nicolaidis, C., Dobscha, S. K., Duckart, J. P. & Morasco, B. J. Dec 2013 In : Pain Medicine (United States). 14, 12, p. 1839-1847 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Veterans

Sex Characteristics

Pain

Chronic Pain

Opioid Analgesics

20 Citations

The relationship between PTSD and chronic pain: Mediating role of coping strategies and depression

Morasco, B. J., Lovejoy, T. I., Lu, M., Turk, D. C., Lewis, L. & Dobscha, S. K. Apr 2013 In : Pain. 154, 4, p. 609-616 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Chronic Pain

Depression

Pain

Veterans

28 Citations

Vulnerability to somatic symptoms of depression during interferon-alpha therapy for hepatitis C: A 16-week prospective study

Loftis, J. M., Patterson, A. L., Wilhelm, C. J., McNett, H., Morasco, B. J., Huckans, M., Morgan, T., Saperstein, S., Asghar, A. & Hauser, P. Jan 2013 In : Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 74, 1, p. 57-63 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Hepatitis C

Interferon-alpha

Prospective Studies

Depression

Veterans

2012

5 Citations

Chronic Pain Treatment and Health Service Utilization of Veterans with Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Lovejoy, T. I., Dobscha, S. K., Cavanagh, R., Turk, D. C. & Morasco, B. J. Nov 2012 In : Pain Medicine (United States). 13, 11, p. 1407-1416 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Veterans

Virus Diseases

Chronic Pain

Hepacivirus

Health Services

40 Citations

Correlates of higher-dose opioid medication use for low back pain in primary care

Kobus, A. M., Smith, D. H., Morasco, B. J., Johnson, E. S., Yang, X., Petrik, A. F. & Deyo, R. A. Nov 2012 In : Journal of Pain. 13, 11, p. 1131-1138 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Low Back Pain

Opioid Analgesics

Primary Health Care

Hypnotics and Sedatives

Odds Ratio

36 Citations

Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the revised short-form McGill pain questionnaire

Lovejoy, T. I., Turk, D. C. & Morasco, B. J. Dec 2012 In : Journal of Pain. 13, 12, p. 1250-1257 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Pain Measurement

Psychometrics

Pain

Veterans

Reproducibility of Results

36 Citations

Smoking cigarettes as a coping strategy for chronic pain is associated with greater pain intensity and poorer pain-related function

Patterson, A. L., Gritzner, S., Resnick, M. P., Dobscha, S. K., Turk, D. C. & Morasco, B. J. Mar 2012 In : Journal of Pain. 13, 3, p. 285-292 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Chronic Pain

Smoking

Pain

Tobacco Products

Nicotine

2011

36 Citations

Adherence to clinical guidelines for opioid therapy for chronic pain in patients with substance use disorder

Morasco, B. J., Duckart, J. P. & Dobscha, S. K. Sep 2011 In : Journal of General Internal Medicine. 26, 9, p. 965-971 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Chronic Pain

Opioid Analgesics

Substance-Related Disorders

Guidelines

Pain

23 Citations

Association between substance use disorder status and pain-related function following 12 months of treatment in primary care patients with musculoskeletal pain

Morasco, B. J., Corson, K., Turk, D. C. & Dobscha, S. K. Mar 2011 In : Journal of Pain. 12, 3, p. 352-359 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Musculoskeletal Pain

Substance-Related Disorders

Primary Health Care

Pain

Chronic Pain

2 Citations

Depression and antiviral response to interferon-based therapy for hepatitis C virus infection

Loftis, J. M., Morasco, B. J. & Hauser, P. Apr 2011 In : Hepatology. 53, 4, p. 1413-1414 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Major Depressive Disorder

Chronic Hepatitis C

Virus Diseases

Viral Load

Treatment Failure

28 Citations

Patterns and Correlates of Prescription Opioid Use in OEF/OIF Veterans with Chronic Noncancer Pain

Macey, T. A., Morasco, B. J., Duckart, J. P. & Dobscha, S. K. Oct 2011 In : Pain Medicine. 12, 10, p. 1502-1509 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2003-2011 Iraq War

Afghan Campaign 2001-

Veterans

Chronic Pain

Opioid Analgesics

16 Citations

Predictors of Engaging in Problem Gambling Treatment: Data From the West Virginia Problem Gamblers Help Network

Weinstock, J., Burton, S., Rash, C. J., Moran, S., Biller, W., Krudelbach, N., Phoenix, N. & Morasco, B. J. Jun 2011 In : Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 25, 2, p. 372-379 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Gambling

Appointments and Schedules

Referral and Consultation

Coercion

Telephone

27 Citations

Screening for depression in patients with hepatitis C using the Beck Depression Inventory-II: Do somatic symptoms compromise validity?

Patterson, A. L., Morasco, B. J., Fuller, B. E., Indest, D. W., Loftis, J. M. & Hauser, P. Jul 2011 In : General Hospital Psychiatry. 33, 4, p. 354-362 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Hepatitis C

Depression

Equipment and Supplies

Statistical Factor Analysis

Hepacivirus

66 Citations

Systematic review of prevalence, correlates, and treatment outcomes for chronic non-cancer pain in patients with comorbid substance use disorder

Morasco, B. J., Gritzner, S., Lewis, L., Oldham, R., Turk, D. C. & Dobscha, S. K. Mar 2011 In : Pain. 152, 3, p. 488-497 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Substance-Related Disorders

Pain

Demography

Research

MEDLINE

2010

92 Citations

Clinical characteristics of veterans prescribed high doses of opioid medications for chronic non-cancer pain

Morasco, B. J., Duckart, J. P., Carr, T. P., Deyo, R. A. & Dobscha, S. K. Dec 2010 In : Pain. 151, 3, p. 625-632 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Veterans

Opioid Analgesics

Pain

Chronic Pain

Demography

112 Citations

Neuroimmune mechanisms of cytokine-induced depression: Current theories and novel treatment strategies

Loftis, J. M., Huckans, M. & Morasco, B. J. Mar 2010 In : Neurobiology of Disease. 37, 3, p. 519-533 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Neuroimmunomodulation

Depression

Cytokines

Therapeutics

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

16 Citations

Predictors of pain intensity and pain functioning in patients with the hepatitis C virus

Morasco, B. J., Huckans, M., Loftis, J. M., Woodhouse, J., Seelye, A., Turk, D. C. & Hauser, P. 2010 In : General Hospital Psychiatry. 32, 4, p. 413-418 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Hepacivirus

Pain

Psychology

Pain Measurement

Medical Records

41 Citations

Prophylactic antidepressant treatment in patients with hepatitis C on antiviral therapy: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Morasco, B. J., Loftis, J. M., Indest, D. W., Ruimy, S., Davison, J. W., Felker, B. & Hauser, P. Sep 2010 In : Psychosomatics. 51, 5, p. 401-408 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Hepatitis C

Antidepressive Agents

Antiviral Agents

Citalopram

Placebos

4 Citations

Serum serotonin levels are associated with antiviral therapy outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Loftis, J. M., Morasco, B. J., Menasco, D., Fuchs, D., Strater, M. & Hauser, P. 2010 In : Open Infectious Diseases Journal. 4, 1, p. 132-141 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Chronic Hepatitis C

Antiviral Agents

Serotonin

Serum

Therapeutics

16 Citations

The influence of antiviral therapy on psychiatric symptoms among patients with hepatitis C and schizophrenia

Huckans, M., Mitchell, A., Pavawalla, S., Morasco, B. J., Ruimy, S., Loftis, J. M., Rifai, M. A. & Hauser, P. 2010 In : Antiviral Therapy. 15, 1, p. 111-119 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Hepatitis C

Antiviral Agents

Psychiatry

Schizophrenia

Therapeutics

2009

19 Citations

Antiviral completion rates and sustained viral response in hepatitis C patients with and without preexisting major depressive disorder

Hauser, P., Morasco, B. J., Linke, A., Bjornson, D., Ruimy, S., Matthews, A., Rifai, A., Indest, D. W. & Loftis, J. M. Sep 2009 In : Psychosomatics. 50, 5, p. 500-505 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Major Depressive Disorder

Hepatitis C

Hepacivirus

Antiviral Agents

Informed Consent

47 Citations

Brief motivational interventions for college student problem gamblers

Petry, N. M., Weinstock, J., Morasco, B. J. & Ledgerwood, D. M. Sep 2009 In : Addiction. 104, 9, p. 1569-1578 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Gambling

Students

Cognitive Therapy

Therapeutics

Erratum to "A randomized trial of paroxetine to prevent interferon-α-induced depression in patients with hepatitis C" [Journal of Affective Disorders 103 (2007) 83-90] (DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.01.007)

Morasco, B. J., Rifai, M. A., Loftis, J. M., Indest, D. W., Moles, J. K. & Hauser, P. Feb 2009 In : Journal of Affective Disorders. 113, 1-2, p. 201 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Paroxetine

Hepatitis C

Mood Disorders

Interferon-alpha

Depression

56 Citations

Systematic review of the literature on pain in patients with polytrauma including traumatic brain injury

Dobscha, S. K., Clark, M. E., Morasco, B. J., Freeman, M., Campbell, R. & Helfand, M. Oct 2009 In : Pain Medicine. 10, 7, p. 1200-1217 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Multiple Trauma

Pain

Headache

Pain Measurement

Qualitative Research