Nancy M. Petry

Nancy M. Petry
Born (1968-11-01)November 1, 1968
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Died July 17, 2018(2018-07-17) (aged 49)
Nationality American
Alma mater Randolph Macon Women's College; Harvard University
Occupation Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center

Nancy M. Petry (November 1, 1968 – July 17, 2018) was a psychologist known for her research on behavioral treatments for addictive disorders, behavioral pharmacology, and impulsivity. She was Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Petry served as a member of the American Psychiatric Association Workgroup on Substance Use Disorders for the DSM-5 and chaired the Subcommittee on Non-Substance Behavioral Addictions. The latter category includes Internet addiction disorder and problem gambling. She also served as a member of the Board of Advisors of Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development.[1][2][3][4]

Petry received the American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology in 2003 for "groundbreaking work on the problem of gambling and substantial contributions to the treatment of other addictive behaviors."[5] Petry's other awards include the APA Young Psychopharmacologist Award (1999),[6] the National Center for Responsible Gaming Award for Scientific Achievement in Gambling Studies (2002),[7] and the Connecticut Technology Council’s Women of Innovation Award for Research Innovation and Leadership (2017).[8]  

Biography

Petry completed her bachelor's degree from the Randolph Macon Woman's College in 1990. She completed her PhD in Psychology at Harvard in 1994. She conducted clinical research on drug abuse at the University of Vermont from 1994-96, where she evaluated optimal dosing strategies for opioid-dependent patients. Petry joined the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center in 1996 where she conducts clinical research on the effectiveness of contingency management as treatment for addiction.[9] She is the author of the book Contingency Management for Substance Abuse Treatment: A Guide to Implementing This Evidence-Based Practice, which provides an overview of this form of clinical behavior analysis that utilizes positive reinforcement and stimulus control to treat problematic behavior.[10][11]

She authored Pathological Gambling: Etiology, Comorbidity, and Treatment,[12] and editor of the volume Behavioral Addictions: DSM-5® and Beyond.[13]

Petry's research has been funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Death

Dr. Petry died of breast cancer, aged 49, on July 17, 2018.[14]

Research

Petry conducted research aims to improve behavioral treatments for individuals with addictive disorders ranging from substance use disorder to pathological gambling to Internet addiction. She aimed to increase patient adherence to treatment through contingency management, which is a form of behavior modification.[15][16]

Petry was involved analyzing data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, a large-scale study involving a diverse sample of over 36,000 individuals.[17] Petry's work on this study examined various forms of impulsive behavior including gambling and shoplifting,[18][19] and comorbidity of addictive behavior with other conditions including obesity and other medical problems.[20][21]

Other work examined delay discounting in relation to impulsiveness.[22][23] Delay discounting refers to the decline in the value of a reward when there is a delay in its receipt.[24]  Petry's work demonstrated that heroin addicts showed a steeper decline in the value of a delayed reward relative to controls, indicative of a stronger preference for immediate rewards.[25]

Representative publications

  • Kirby, K. N., Petry, N. M., & Bickel, W. K. (1999). Heroin addicts have higher discount rates for delayed rewards than non-drug-using controls. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 128(1), 78-87.
  • Petry, N. M. (2001). Pathological Gamblers, With and Without Substance Use Disorders, Discount Delayed Rewards at High Rates. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 110(3), 482-487.
  • Petry, N. M., Barry, D., Pietrzak, R. H., & Wagner, J. A. (2008). Overweight and obesity are associated with psychiatric disorders: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70(3), 288-297.
  • Petry, N. M., Stinson, F. S., & Grant, B. F. (2005). Comorbidity of DSM-IV pathological gambling and other psychiatric disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 66(5), 564-574.

References

  1. ↑ "National Scientific Advisory Board". 3 February 2016.
  2. ↑ A. Gentile, Douglas; Bailey, Kira; Bavelier, Daphne; Brockmyer, Jeanne; Cash, Hilarie; Coyne, Sarah; Doan, Andrew; S. Grant, Donald; Shawn Green, C; Griffiths, Mark; Markle, Tracy; Petry, Nancy; Prot, Sara; D. Rae, Cosette; Rehbein, Florian; Rich, Michael; Sullivan, Dave; Woolley, Elizabeth; Young, Kimberly (1 November 2017). "Internet Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents". Pediatrics. 140: S81–S85. doi:10.1542/peds.2016-1758H – via ResearchGate.
  3. ↑ "Author list" (PDF). www.childrenandscreens.com. 2017.
  4. ↑ Gentile, Douglas A.; Bailey, Kira; Bavelier, Daphne; Brockmyer, Jeanne Funk; Cash, Hilarie; Coyne, Sarah M.; Doan, Andrew; Grant, Donald S.; Green, C. Shawn; Griffiths, Mark; Markle, Tracy; Petry, Nancy M.; Prot, Sara; Rae, Cosette D.; Rehbein, Florian; Rich, Michael; Sullivan, Dave; Woolley, Elizabeth; Young, Kimberly (1 November 2017). "Internet Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents". Pediatrics. 140 (Supplement 2): S81–S85. doi:10.1542/peds.2016-1758H. PMID 29093038 – via pediatrics.aappublications.org.
  5. ↑ "Nancy M. Petry: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology". American Psychologist. 58 (11): 878–881. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.58.11.878.
  6. ↑ "Young Psychopharmacologist Award". APA. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  7. ↑ "Scientists Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Pathological Gambling Research | NCRG". www.ncrg.org. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  8. ↑ "Nancy Petry: Woman of Innovation | Office of the Vice President for Research". research.uconn.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  9. ↑ "Nancy M. Petry: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology". American Psychologist. 58 (11): 878–881. 2003. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.58.11.878.
  10. ↑ Petry, Nancy M. (2012). Contingency management for substance abuse treatment: a guide to implementing this evidence-based practice. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0415882893. OCLC 701450154.
  11. ↑ Bride, Brian E. (2013-10-01). "Contingency Management for Substance Abuse Treatment: A Guide to Implementing This Evidence-Based Practice, by Nancy M. Petry". Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. 13 (4): 438–40. doi:10.1080/1533256X.2013.842097. ISSN 1533-256X.
  12. ↑ Petry, Nancy M. (2005). Pathological gambling : etiology, comorbidity, and treatment (1st ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN 1433811774. OCLC 55679929.
  13. ↑ Behavioral addictions : DSM-5 and beyond. Petry, Nancy M.,. New York, NY. ISBN 0199391548. OCLC 898206214.
  14. ↑ "Nancy M. Petry Ph.D." Hartford Courant. 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  15. ↑ Petry, Nancy M.; Peirce, Jessica M.; Stitzer, Maxine L.; Blaine, Jack; Roll, John M.; Cohen, Allan; Obert, Jeanne; Killeen, Therese; Saladin, Michael E. (2005-10-01). "Effect of Prize-Based Incentives on Outcomes in Stimulant Abusers in Outpatient Psychosocial Treatment Programs". Archives of General Psychiatry. 62 (10). doi:10.1001/archpsyc.62.10.1148. ISSN 0003-990X.
  16. ↑ Analytics, Clarivate. "Nancy M. Petry on Incentive Intervention for Substance Abusers - ScienceWatch.com - Clarivate Analytics". archive.sciencewatch.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  17. ↑ "National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III) | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)". www.niaaa.nih.gov. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  18. ↑ Alegría, Analucía A.; Petry, Nancy M.; Hasin, Deborah S.; Liu, Shang-Min; Grant, Bridget F.; Blanco, Carlos (2009). "Disordered Gambling Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in the US: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions". CNS Spectrums. 14 (3): 132–143. doi:10.1017/S1092852900020113. ISSN 1092-8529. PMC 2737691.
  19. ↑ Blanco, Carlos; Grant, Jon; Petry, Nancy M.; Simpson, H. Blair; Alegria, Analucia; Liu, Shang-Min; Hasin, Deborah (2008-07-01). "Prevalence and Correlates of Shoplifting in the United States: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC)". American Journal of Psychiatry. 165 (7): 905–913. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07101660. ISSN 0002-953X. PMC 4104590.
  20. ↑ Pietrzak, Robert H.; Morasco, Benjamin J.; Blanco, Carlos; Grant, Bridget F.; Petry, Nancy M. "Gambling Level and Psychiatric and Medical Disorders in Older Adults: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions". The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 15 (4): 301–313. doi:10.1097/01.jgp.0000239353.40880.cc.
  21. ↑ Petry, Nancy M.; Barry, Danielle; Pietrzak, Robert H.; Wagner, Julie A. "Overweight and Obesity Are Associated With Psychiatric Disorders: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions". Psychosomatic Medicine. 70 (3): 288–297. doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e3181651651.
  22. ↑ Kirby, K. N.; Petry, N. M.; Bickel, W. K. (March 1999). "Heroin addicts have higher discount rates for delayed rewards than non-drug-using controls". Journal of Experimental Psychology. General. 128 (1): 78–87. ISSN 0096-3445. PMID 10100392.
  23. ↑ Alessi, S.M; Petry, N.M. "Pathological gambling severity is associated with impulsivity in a delay discounting procedure". Behavioural Processes. 64 (3): 345–354. doi:10.1016/s0376-6357(03)00150-5.
  24. ↑ Odum, Amy L (2011). "Delay Discounting: I'm a k, You're a k". Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 96 (3): 427–39. doi:10.1901/jeab.2011.96-423. ISSN 0022-5002. PMC 3213005. PMID 22084499.
  25. ↑ Petry, Nancy M; Casarella, Thomas. "Excessive discounting of delayed rewards in substance abusers with gambling problems". Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 56 (1): 25–32. doi:10.1016/s0376-8716(99)00010-1.
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