Justin L. Enggasser, PhD
Voluntary Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Biography
Justin Enggasser, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and the Section Chief for Substance Abuse Treatment Services at VA Boston Healthcare System (VABHS). There, he selects and trains postdoc psychology fellows through VABHS, a program affiliated with Boston University and Harvard University. He also oversees clinical research and has participated in several studies examining biological mediators of alcohol and drug effects and investigated dopamine’s association with impulsivity. He currently receives funding from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation to help developed a web-based self-help alcohol intervention program for returning US Military Veterans
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
Websites
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology, PhD
- University of Chicago, AM
- University of Vermont, AB
Publications
- Published on 1/16/2023
Sistad RE, Enggasser J, Livingston NA, Brief D. Comparing substance use treatment initiation and retention between telehealth delivered during COVID-19 and in-person treatment pre-COVID-19. Am J Addict. 2023 May; 32(3):301-308. PMID: 36645267.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/7/2022
Newberger NG, Yeager S, Livingston NA, Enggasser JL, Brief DJ, Litwack S, Helmuth E, Roy M, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Life satisfaction following treatment-related reductions in alcohol use and PTSD symptoms: Results from VetChange. Psychol Trauma. 2022 Mar 07. PMID: 35254847.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/29/2021
Livingston NA, Simpson T, Lehavot K, Ameral V, Brief DJ, Enggasser J, Litwack S, Helmuth E, Roy M, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Differential alcohol treatment response by gender following use of VetChange. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 04 01; 221:108552. PMID: 33556659.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/11/2020
Enggasser JL, Livingston NA, Ameral V, Brief DJ, Rubin A, Helmuth E, Roy M, Solhan M, Litwack S, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Public implementation of a web-based program for veterans with risky alcohol use and PTSD: A RE-AIM evaluation of VetChange. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 03; 122:108242. PMID: 33509419.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/7/2020
Schreiner AM, Livingston NA, Heilman M, Lynch T, Vittorio L, Brief DJ, Rubin A, Enggasser JL, Roy M, Solhan M, Helmuth E, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Understanding motives for and against hazardous drinking and change among returning veterans. Psychol Serv. 2021 Nov; 18(4):523-532. PMID: 32378932.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/20/2020
Livingston NA, Mahoney CT, Ameral V, Brief D, Rubin A, Enggasser J, Litwack S, Helmuth E, Roy M, Solhan M, Rosenbloom D, Keane T. Changes in alcohol use, PTSD hyperarousal symptoms, and intervention dropout following veterans' use of VetChange. Addict Behav. 2020 08; 107:106401. PMID: 32272356.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/14/2018
Chang G, Crawford M, Pitts M, Schein AZ, Goodwin K, Enggasser JL. Adherence to extended release naltrexone: Patient and treatment characteristics. Am J Addict. 2018 09; 27(6):524-530. PMID: 30106489.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2018
Najavits LM, Enggasser J, Brief D, Federman E. A randomized controlled trial of a gender-focused addiction model versus 12-step facilitation for women veterans. Am J Addict. 2018 04; 27(3):210-216. PMID: 29596724.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/1/2017
Brief DJ, Solhan M, Rybin D, Enggasser JL, Rubin A, Roy M, Helmuth E, Schreiner A, Heilman M, Vittorio L, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Web-based alcohol intervention for veterans: PTSD, combat exposure, and alcohol outcomes. Psychol Trauma. 2018 Mar; 10(2):154-162. PMID: 28569525.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2015
Enggasser JL, Hermos JA, Rubin A, Lachowicz M, Rybin D, Brief DJ, Roy M, Helmuth E, Rosenbloom D, Keane TM. Drinking goal choice and outcomes in a Web-based alcohol intervention: results from VetChange. Addict Behav. 2015 Mar; 42:63-8. PMID: 25671224.
Read at: PubMed
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