Associations of history of alcohol use disorder with loneliness, social support, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

JW Luk, N Leiter, BL Stangl, T Gunawan… - Psychiatry …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examined the effects of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and treatment history on
changes in loneliness, social support, and mental health symptoms from before to during the …

[HTML][HTML] Problematic alcohol use and its impact on liver disease quality of life in a multicenter study of patients with cirrhosis

JW Luk, DD Satre, R Cheung, RJ Wong… - Hepatology …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Management of cirrhosis is challenging and has been complicated by the
COVID-19 pandemic due to decreased access to care, increased psychological distress …

Social media addiction as a mediator of the associations between fear of COVID-19, mental health symptoms, and problematic alcohol use

JW Luk, DW Geda, BL Stangl, C Cheng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Fear of COVID-19 is a risk factor for anxiety and depressive symptoms. During
the COVID-19 pandemic, drinking to cope with psychological distress has been proposed as …

Exercising healthy behaviors: A latent class analysis of positive co** during the COVID-19 pandemic and associations with alcohol-related and mental health …

EM McCabe, JW Luk, BL Stangl, ML Schwandt… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Objective To identify latent classes of positive co** behaviors during the COVID-19
pandemic and examine associations with alcohol-related and mental health outcomes …

Drinking motives link positive and negative life events to problematic alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study

DW Geda, BL Stangl, A Arsenault… - Alcohol and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Purpose Stressful life events are associated with problematic drinking, and alcohol misuse
has been exacerbated during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. While …

Chemosensory alterations and impact on quality of life in persistent alcohol drinkers

K Agarwal, JW Luk, P Manza, C McDuffie… - Alcohol and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Heavy alcohol consumption-associated chemosensory dysfunction is
understudied, and early detection can help predict disease-associated comorbidities …

[PDF][PDF] Parosmia is positively associated with problematic drinking, as is phantosmia with depressive symptoms

K Agarwal, JW Luk, BL Stangl… - Journal of addiction …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a global health problem with significant negative
consequences, including preventable deaths. Although olfactory dysfunction is associated …

Disparities in group-based medical mistrust and associations with mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic

JW Luk, LT Sewell, BL Stangl, CL Vaughan… - Journal of Affective …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Racial/ethnic disparities in health-related outcomes were exacerbated during
the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals from racial/ethnic minority groups or with a history of …

History of Alcohol Use Disorder and Housing Instability as Predictors of Fatigue and Mental Health Problems During the COVID-19 Pandemic

N Leiter, JW Luk, BL Stangl, T Gunawan… - Prevention …, 2025 - Springer
Mental health and alcohol problems are significant public health concerns amid the COVID-
19 pandemic. Housing instability and symptoms of fatigue are understudied aspects of the …

Treatment access gap during the COVID-19 Pandemic: impact on problematic alcohol use and the moderating roles of perceived stress and resilience

RR Vergeer, JW Luk, BL Stangl, EM McCabe… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic may have interfered with individuals' access to alcohol
use disorder (AUD) treatment, but limited research has documented the impact of treatment …