Additional Titles & Roles
- Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Education & Training
- Fellowship: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1981
- Ph.D.: Michigan State University, 1980
- M.S.W.: University of Wisconsin Madison, 1974
- B.A.: University of Illinois at Chicago, 1972
Major Awards
- Distinguished Contribution to Behavioral Medicine and Psychology Award, American Diabetes Association, 2009
- AHCPR Panel on Guidelines for Treatment of Depression in Primary Care, 1992
- New Investigator Research Award, National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Areas of Clinical Interest
Psychiatric disorder in adults with diabetes mellitus, depression, diabetes, metabolism
Research Interests
Diabetes Research: Psychoactive therapy of poor glucose regulation in adults with diabetes. Psychoactive therapy of affective disorders and anxiety states in diabetes. Relationship of psychiatric illness to adherence with medical and psychiatric treatment regimens. Relationship of adherence to diabetes control. Relationship of personality characteristics to glucose regulation in diabetes. Utilization of health care services following treatment-induced remission of psychiatric illness.
Gastrointestinal Disease Research: Antidepressant therapy of gastrointestinal syndromes in diabetes. Psychiatric illness as a predictor of response to steroid therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Recent Publications
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Characteristics of patients with non-cancer pain and long-term prescription opioid use who have used medical versus recreational marijuana
Davidson, W. M., Mahavni, A., Chrusciel, T., Salas, J., Miller-Matero, L. R., Sullivan, M. D., Zabel, C., Lustman, P. J., Ahmedani, B. K. & Scherrer, J. F., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Cannabis Research. 6, 1, 7.
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Social support and the association between post-traumatic stress disorder and risk for long-term prescription opioid use
Sullivan, M. D., Wilson, L., Amick, M., Miller-Matero, L. R., Chrusciel, T., Salas, J., Zabel, C., Lustman, P. J., Ahmedani, B., Carpenter, R. W. & Scherrer, J. F., Oct 1 2024, In: Pain. 165, 10, p. 2379-2386 8 p.
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Baseline Characteristics From a New Longitudinal Cohort of Patients With Noncancer Pain and Chronic Opioid Use in the United States
Secrest, S., Miller-Matero, L. R., Chrusciel, T., Salas, J., Sullivan, M. D., Zabel, C., Lustman, P., Ahmedani, B., Carpenter, R. W. & Scherrer, J. F., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Pain. 25, 4, p. 984-999 16 p.
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Factors Associated With Interest in Engaging in Psychological Interventions for Pain Management
Miller-Matero, L. R., Yaldo, M., Chohan, S., Zabel, C., Patel, S., Chrusciel, T., Salas, J., Wilson, L., Sullivan, M. D., Ahmedani, B. K., Lustman, P. J. & Scherrer, J. F., Feb 11 2024, In: Clinical Journal of Pain. 40, 2, p. 67-71 5 p.
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Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana use Among Individuals Receiving Prescription Opioids for Pain Management
Miller-Matero, L. R., Pappas, C., Altairi, S., Sehgal, M., Chrusciel, T., Salas, J., Secrest, S., Wilson, L., Carpenter, R. W., Sullivan, M. D., Ahmedani, B. K., Lustman, P. J. & Scherrer, J. F., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Clinical Journal of Pain.