Peer Reviewed Publications: Deborah Scharf, PhD

Peer Reviewed Publications: Deborah Scharf, PhD

  1. Nöel, C., Scharf, D., Hawkins, J., Lund, J., Kozik, J., & Koné Péfoyo, A. (2022). Thunder  Bay and District Injured and Ill Workers in the WSIB Process: Experiences, Impacts and  Service Needs. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada. 24(7).  https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.42.7.02
  2. Waegemakers-Schiff, J., Weissman, E., Scharf, D., Schiff, R., Campbell, S., & Knapp, J.  (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on research within the homeless services sector. Housing  Care and Support. ISSN: 1460-8790. DOI: 10.1108/HCS-08-2021-0023
  3. Nöel, C., Armiento, C., Koné Péfoyo, A., Klein, R., Bédard, M., & Scharf, D.M. (2021). Adolescent exposure to cannabis marketing following recreational cannabis legalization in Canada: A pilot study using ecological momentary assessment. Addictive Behavior Reports. 12(14), np. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100383
  4.  Breslau, J., Sorbero, M. J., Kusuke, D., Yu, H., Scharf, D. M., Hackbarth, N. S., & Pincus, H. A. (2021). Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Program: Impacts on Health Care Utilization, Cost, and Quality. Rand Health Quarterly, 9(2), 3.
  5. Goldman, M.L., Scharf, D.M., Brown, J.D., Hudson-Scholle, S., & Pincus, H.A. (2021 – online ahead of print). Structural Components of Integrated Behavioral Health Care: A Comparison of National Programs. Psychiatric Services.  DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201900623
  6. Kone, A. & Scharf, D. (2021). Prevalence of multimorbidity in adults with cancer and associated health service utilization in Ontario, Canada: A population-based retrospective cohort study. BMC Cancer, 21(406), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08102-1
  7. Scharf, D. & Oinonen, K. (2020). Ontario’s response to COVID-19 shows that mental health providers must be integrated into provincial public health insurance systems. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 111, 473-476.
  8. Shadel, W. G., Martino, S. C., Setodji, C. M., Dunbar, M., Scharf, D., & Cresswell, K. (2019). Do graphic warning labels on cigarette packages deter purchases at point-of-sale? An experiment with adult smokers. Health Education Research.
  9. Hasler, B., Bruce, S., Scharf, D., Ngiri, W., & Clark, D. (2019). Circadian misalignment and weekend alcohol use in late adolescence: Preliminary evidence. Chronobiology International, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2019.1586720
  10. Ramanuj, P. P., Scharf, D. M., Ferenchick, E., Spaeth-Rublee, B., & Pincus, H. A. (2018). Measuring efficiency at the interface of behavioral and physical health care. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 21(2), 79-86.
  11. Yu, H., Engberg, J., & Scharf, D. (2018). One size fits all? Disentangling the effects of tobacco taxes, laws, and control spending on adult subgroups in the United States. Substance Abuse, 7, 1-8.
  12. Breslau, J. A., Bickman, C. B., Leckman-Westin, E., Yu, H., Han, B., Pritam, R., Guarasi, D., Horvitz, M., Scharf, D., Pincus, H. A., & Finnerty, M. (2018). Impact of a mental health based primary care program on quality of physical health care. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Health Services Research, 45(2), 276-285.
  13. Breslau, J., Leckman-Westin, E., Han, B., Pritam, R., Guarasi, D., Horvitz-Lennon, M., Scharf, D. M., Finnerty, MT., & Yu, H. (2018). Impact of a mental health based primary care program on emergency department visits and inpatient stays. General Hospital Psychiatry, 52, 8-13.
  14. Pincus, H. A., Li, M., Scharf, D. M., Spaeth-Rublee, B., Goldman, M. L., Ramanuj, P. P., & Ferenchick, E. K. (2017). Prioritizing quality measure concepts at the interface of behavioral and physical healthcare. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 29(4), 557-563.
  15. Schell, T. L., Farris, C., Miles, J. N. V., Sloan, J., & Scharf, D. M. (2017). The air force deployment transition center: Assessment of program structure, process, and outcomes. Rand Health Quarterly, 7(1), 7.
  16. Breslau, J., Yu, H., Horvitz-Lennon, M., Leckman-Westin, M., Scharf, D. M., Connor, K., Finnerty, M. (2017). Enrollment of specialty mental health clinics in a state Medicaid program to promote health services. Psychiatric Services, 68, 63-69.
  17. Bauhoff, S., Montero, A., Scharf, D. (2016). Consumer Perceptions of E-cigarettes: A comparison of smokers and non-smokers in a mechanical turk sample. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 11, 1-13.
  18. Meeker, D., Cerully, J. L., Johnson, M., Iyer, N., Kurz, J., & Scharf, D. M. (2016). SimCoach evaluation: A virtual human intervention to encourage service-member help-seeking for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. Rand Health Quarterly, 5(3), 13.
  19. Scharf, D. M., Eberhart, N. K., Schmidt, N., Horvitz-Lennon, M., Beckman, R., Han, B., … Burnam, M. A. (2016). General medical outcomes from the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Grants (PBHCI) Program. Psychiatric Services, 67, 1226-1232.
  20. Krupski, A., West, I. I., Scharf, D. M., Hopfenbeck, J., Clayton, C., Sugg, B., … & Snowden, M. (2016). Integration of primary medical care into community mental health centers for a severely mentally ill safety-net population: Impact on medical utilization and costs. Psychiatric Services, 67, 1233-1239.
  21. Fillo, J., Staplefoote, B. L., Martinez, A., Sontag-Padilla, L., Shadel, W. G., Martino, S. C., … & Scharf, D. (2016). Simplified Novel Application (SNApp) Framework: A guide to developing and implementing second-generation mobile applications for behavioral health research. Translational and Behavioral Medicine: Practice, Policy and Research, 6, 587-595.
  22. Troxel, W. M., Hunter, G., & Scharf, D. (2015). Say “goodnight”: Frequency of adolescent texting at night. Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation, 1, 300-303.
  23. Shadel, W. G., Martino, S., Setodji, C., Scharf, D., Kusuke, D., Sicker, A., & Gong, M. (2016). Hiding the tobacco power wall reduces cigarette smoking risk in adolescents: Using an experimental convenience store to assess tobacco regulatory options at retail point-of-sale. Tobacco Control, 25, 679-684.
  24. Ayer, L., Farris, C., Farmer, C. M., Geyer, L., Barnes-Proby, D., Ryan, G. W., … Scharf, D. M. (2015). Care Transitions to and from the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) for Service Members with Traumatic Brain Injury. Rand Health Quarterly, 5(2), 12.
  25. Pedersen, E. R., Eberhart, N. K., Williams, K. M., Tanielian, T., Batka, C., & Scharf, D. M. (2015). Public-private partnerships for providing behavioral health care to veterans and their families: What do we know, what do we need to learn, and what do we need to do? Rand Health Quarterly, 5(2), 18.
  26. Scharf, D. M., Breslau, J., Hackbarth, N. S., Kusuke, D., Staplefoote, B. L., & Pincus, H. A. (2014). An examination of New York State’s integrated primary and mental health care services for adults with serious mental illness. RAND Health Quarterly, 4(3), 13.
  27. Scharf, D. M., Eberhart, N. K., Hackbarth, N. S., Horvitz-Lennon, M., Beckman, R., Han, B., … Burnam, M. A. (2014). Evaluation of the SAMHSA Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) Grant Program: Final report. Rand Health Quarterly, 4(3), 6.
  28. Stein, B. D., Leckman-Westin, E., Okeke, E., Scharf, D. M., Sorbero, M., Chen, Q., … & Wisdom J. P. (2014). The effects of prior authorization policies on Medicaid-enrolled children’s use of antipsychotic medications: Evidence from two mid-Atlantic states. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 24, 374-381.
  29. Connor, S., Scharf, D., Jonkman, L., & Hebert, M. (2014). Focusing on the 5 A’s: A comparison of homeless and housed patients’ access to and use of pharmacist-provided smoking cessation treatment. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 10, 369-377.
  30. Setodji, C. M., Martino, S. C., Scharf, D. M., & Shadel, W. G. (2013). Quantifying the persistence of pro-smoking media effects on college students’ smoking risk. Journal of Adolescent Health, 54, 474-480.
  31. Scharf, D., Martino, S., Setodji, C., & Shadel, W. (2013). Middle and high school students’ exposure to alcohol- and smoking-related media: A pilot study using ecological momentary assessment. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27, 1201-1206.
  32. Scharf, D., Eberhart, N., Schmidt, N., Vaughan, C., Dutta, T., Pincus, H., Burnam, A. (2013). Integrating primary care into community behavioral health settings: programs and early implementation experiences. Psychiatric Services, 64, 660-665.
  33. Shadel, W. G., Martino, S., Setodji, C., & Scharf, D. (2013). Exposure to pro-smoking media in college students: Does type of media channel differentially contribute to smoking risk? Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 45, 387-392.
  34. Setodji, C., Martino, S., Scharf, D., Shadel, W. (2013). Friends moderate the effects of pro-smoking media on college students’ intentions to smoke. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27, 256-261.
  35. Shadel, W. G., Martino, S., Setodji, C., Scharf, D. (2012). Exposure to pro-smoking media on college students’ future smoking risk. Health Psychology, 31, 460-466.
  36. Martino, S., Scharf, D., Setoji, C., Shadel, W. (2012). Measuring exposure to pro-tobacoo marketing and media: A field study using ecolocial momentary assessment. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 14, 398-406.
  37. Shadel, W. G., Martino, S., Setodji, C., Haviland, A., Primack, B., Scharf, D. (2012). Motives for smoking in movies affect future smoking intentions in middle school students: An experimental investigation. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 123, 66-71.
  38. Yu, H., Scharf, D., Engberg, J., & Schultz, D. (2012). The effects of Arkansas Master Settlement spending on disparities in smoking. American Journal of Public Health, 102, 732-738.
  39. Weinick, R. M., Beckjord, E. B., Farmer, C. M., Martin, L. T., Gillen, E. M., Acosta, J., … Scharf, D. M. (2012). Programs addressing psychological health and traumatic brain injury among U.S. military servicemembers and their families. Rand Health Quarterly, 1(4), 8.
  40. Shadel, W. G., Martino, S. C., Setodji, C., Cervone, D., Witkiewitz, K., Beckjord, E., Scharf, D., & Shih, R. (2011). Lapse-induced increases in craving predict relapse in adult smokers: an experimental investigation. Health Psychology, 30, 588-596.
  41. Scharf, D., Fabian, T., Fitcher-DeSando, C., & Douaihy, A. (2011). Nicotine replacement prescribing trends in a large psychiatric hospital, before and after implementation of a hospital-wide smoking ban. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 13, 466-473.
  42. Chandra, S., Scharf, D., & Shiffman, S. (2011). Within-day temporal patterns of smoking, withdrawal symptoms, and craving. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 117, 118-125.
  43. Dunbar, M., Scharf, D., Shiffman, S., & Kirchner, T. (2010). Are some cigarettes craved more than others? Analysis of situational effects on craving. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 12, 226-234.
  44. Shiffman, S., Kirchner, T.R., Ferguson, S.G., & Scharf, D. (2009). Patterns of intermittent smoking: An analysis using Ecological Momentary Assessment. Addictive Behaviors, 34, 514-519.
  45. Kolko, D., Scharf, D., Herschell, A., et al. (2008). National survey of juvenile firesetter intervention programs: The role of a state-wide coalition. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 26, 41-66.
  46. Scharf, D., Dunbar, M., & Shiffman, S. (2008). Smoking during the night: Prevalence and smoker characteristics. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 10, 167-78.
  47. Chandra, S., Shiffman, S., Scharf, D., Dang, Q., & Shadel, W. (2007). Daily smoking patterns, their determinants, and implications for quitting. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 15, 67-80.
  48. 41. Shiffman, S., Scharf, D., Shadel, W., Gwaltney, C., Dang, Q., Paton, S., Clark, D. B. (2006). Analyzing milestones in smoking cessation: An illustration from a randomized trial of high dose nicotine patch. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 276-285.
  49. Kolko, D., Herschell, A., & Scharf, D. (2006). Education and treatment for children who set fires. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 14, 227-239.
  50. Campbell, T., Lavoie, K., Bacon, S., Scharf, D., Aboussafy, D., & Ditto, B. (2006). Asthma self-efficacy, high frequency heat rate variability, and airflow obstruction during emotional stress in daily life. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 62, 109-114.
  51. Scharf, D., & Shiffman, S. (2004). Are there gender differences in smoking cessation, with and without Bupropion? Pooled- and meta-analyses of clinical trials of Bupropion SR. Addiction, 99, 1462-1469.