Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Michael W. Brand Author

michael-brand@ouhsc.edu 405-271-5700

Subjects of specialization
Substance abuse, psychological trauma, Mental health

Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, USA

Biography

Brand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science at the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Brand served as a senior clinical administrator in several behavioral health systems in Texas, Idaho, and Oklahoma for 15 years before beginning his academic career. His research interests include substance abuse, psychological trauma, mood disorders and chronic pain comorbidities, medical school and public health educational assessment and outcomes, and disaster mental health.

Publications

Research Article Open Access

Psychological Trauma, Substance Use and Mood Disorders and Level of Distress among Impaired Professionals: A Mediating Model of Comorbidity

Author(s):

Michael W. Brand, Ji Li, Noeen Sarfraz and Julio Rojas

The prevalence of co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders is well established, yet, inadequately understood. Individuals with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders display complex clinical presentations have poor prognosis, and institutional barriers hinder them from receiving treatment. To clarify our understanding of this common, yet complex, clinical presentation, we test the hypothesis that substance use disorder symptoms, mood disorders, and psychological trauma symptoms directly contribute to patient distress.

Material and methods

Between January 2006 and June 2010, participants were evaluated and treated in an outpatient setting on a health sciences center campus in Oklahoma City by the Department of Psychiatry and Beha... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8947.1000171

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