Research Scientists
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Robert P. Schwartz Degree: M.D., University of Padua, Italy |
Research Interests
Dr. Schwartz, FRI’s Medical Director, is an addiction psychiatrist and former Director of the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. His research interests include entry and engagement in drug abuse treatment, pharmacotherapy of opioid dependence, and health services research. He is Principal Investigator of three National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded clinical trials examining: (1) methadone maintenance without counseling as compared to standard methadone treatment, (2) a novel approach to re-engineering the clinical structure of methadone treatment as compared to standard treatment delivery; and, (3) Screening, Brief Intervention Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in New Mexico in which a brief intervention is provided by a counselor as compared to a novel computer program. He is Co-Investigator on a study examining buprenorphine for re-entering prisoners and is the Co-Principal Investigator (with Dr. Maxine Stitzer from Johns Hopkins University) on the Mid-Atlantic Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network. Dr. Schwartz serves on the NIH Center for Scientific Review’s Health Services Organization and Delivery Study Section.
Selected Publications
Coviello, D. M., Cornish, J. W., Lynch, K. G., Boney, T. Y., Clark, C. A., Lee, J. D., Friedmann, P. D., Nunez, E. D., Kinlock, T. W., Gordon, M. S., Schwartz, R. P., & O’Brien, C. P. (in press) A multi-site pilot study of extended-release injectable naltrexone treatment for previously opioid-dependent parolees and probationers. Substance Abuse.
Gryczynski, J., Kinlock, T. W., Kelly, S. M., O’Grady, K. E., Gordon, M. S., & Schwartz, R. P. (in press) Methadone maintenance for probationers: Treatment trajectories and predictors of outcome. Substance Abuse.
Gryczynski, J., Kinlock, T. W., Kelly, S. M., O’Grady, K. E., Gordon, M. S., & Schwartz, R. P. (in press). Opioid agonist maintenance for probationers: Patient-level predictors of treatment retention, drug use, and crime. Substance Abuse. Abstract
Gryczynski, J., Mitchell, S. G., Peterson, T., Gonzales, A., Moseley, A., Schwartz, R. P. (in press). The relationship between services delivered and substance use outcomes in New Mexico's Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT) Initiative. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Abstract
Kelly S. M., O’Grady K. E., Mitchell S. G., Brown B. S., Schwartz R. P. (in press) Predictors of Methadone Treatment Retention from a Multi-Site Study: A Survival Analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Katz EC, Brown BS, Schwartz RP, King SD, O’Grady KE, Gandhi D (2011) Transitioning opioid-dependent patients from detoxification to long-term treatment: Efficacy of intensive role induction. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. E-publication ahead of print.
Schwartz R. P., Kelly S. M., O’Grady K. E., Gandhi D., Jaffe J. H. (2011) Interim methadone treatment compared to standard methadone treatment: 4-Month findings. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, e-publication ahead of print February 2011.
Kelly, S. M., O'Grady, K. E., Brown, B. S., Mitchell, S. G., & Schwartz, R. P. (2010). The role of patient satisfaction in methadone treatment. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 36(3), 150-154. [PMCID: PMC2938880]. Abstract
Kelly, S. M., O'Grady, K. E., Schwartz, R. P., Peterson, J. A., Wilson, M. E., & Brown, B. S. (2010). The relationship of social support to treatment entry and engagement: The community assessment inventory. Substance Abuse, 31(1), 43-52 [PMCID: PMC2856126].
Kinlock T. W., Gordon M. S., Schwartz R. P., Fitzgerald T. T. (2010) Developing and Implementing a New Prison-Based Buprenorphine Treatment Program. J Offender Rehabil. 2010 Feb;49(2):91-109. [PMCID: PMC2868193].
Peterson, J. A., Schwartz, R. P., Mitchell, S. G., Reisinger, H. S., Kelly, S. A., O'Grady, K. E., Brown, B. S., & Agar, M. H. (2010). Why don’t out-of-treatment individuals enter methadone treatment programs? International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, 36-42 [PMCID: PMC2790538]. Abstract
Schwartz R. P., Kelly S. M., O'Grady K. E., Mitchell S. G., Brown B. S. (2010) Antecedents and correlates of methadone treatment entry: A comparison of out-of-treatment and in-treatment cohorts. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Nov 30. [Epub ahead of print]. [NIHMS256923].
Wilson M. E., Schwartz R. P., O'Grady K. E., Jaffe J. H. (2010) Impact of interim methadone maintenance on HIV risk behaviors. J Urban Health. 87(4):586-91. [PMCID: PMC2900571].
Gryczynski, J., Schwartz, R. P., O'Grady, K., & Jaffe, J. H. (2009). Treatment entry among individuals on a waiting list for methadone maintenance. American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse, 35(5), 290-294. Abstract
Gryczynski, J., Schwartz, R. P., O'Grady, K., & Jaffe, J. H. (2009). Dropout from interim methadone and subsequent comprehensive methadone maintenance. American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse, 35, 394-398. Abstract
Kelly, S. M., Schwartz, R. P., O'Grady, K. E., Mitchell, S. G., Reisinger, H. S., Peterson, J. A., Agar, M. H., & Brown, B. S. (2009). Gender differences among in- and out-of-treatment opioid-addicted individuals. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 35, 38-42. Abstract
Kinlock, T. W., Gordon, M. S., Schwartz, R. P., Fitzgerald, T. T., & O'Grady, K. E. (2009). Methadone maintenance for prisoners: Results at twelve-months post-release. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 37, 277-285. Abstract
Mitchell, S. G., Kelly, S. M., Brown, B. S., Reisinger, H. S., Peterson, J. A., Ruhf, A., Agar, M. H., O’Grady, K. E.& Schwartz, R. P. (2009). Uses of diverted methadone and buprenorphine by opioid-addicted individuals in Baltimore, Maryland. The American Journal on Addictions. Abstract
Mitchell, S. G., Kelly, S. M., Brown, B. S., Reisinger, H. S., Peterson, J. A., Ruhf, A., Agar, M. H., & Schwartz, R. P. (2009). Incarceration and opioid withdrawal: The experiences of methadone patients and out-of-treatment heroin users. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Abstract
Reisinger, H. S., Schwartz, R. P., Mitchell, S. G., Peterson, J. A., Kelly, S. M., O'Grady, K. E., Marrari, E. A., Brown, B. S., & Agar, M. H. (2009). Premature discharge from methadone treatment: Patient perspectives. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Abstract
Schwartz, R. P, Jaffe J. H., O'Grady, K. E., Kinlock, T. W., Gordon, M. S., Kelly, S. M., Wilson, M. E., & Ahmed, A. (2009). Interim Methadone Treatment: Impact on Arrests. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 103, 148-154. Abstract
Gordon, M. S., Kinlock, T. W., Schwartz, R. P., & O'Grady, K. E. (2008). A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: Findings at 6-months post-release. Addiction, 103(8), 1333-1342. Abstract
Kinlock, T. W., Gordon, M. S., Schwartz, R. P., & O'Grady, E. (2008). A study of methadone maintenance for male prisoners: Three-month post-release outcomes. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35(1), 34-47. Abstract
Peterson, J. P., Schacht-Reisinger, H., Schwartz, R. P., Mitchell, S. G., Kelley, S. M., Brown, B. S., & Agar, M. H. (2008). Targeted sampling in drug abuse research: A review and case study. Field Methods, 20(2), 155-170. Abstract
Schwartz, R. P., Kelly, S. M., O'Grady, K. E., Mitchell, S. G., Peterson, J. A., Reisinger, H. S., Agar, M. H., & Brown, B. S. (2008). Attitudes toward buprenorphine and methadone among opioid-dependent individuals. The American Journal on Addictions, 17(5), 396-401. Abstract
Schwartz, R. P., Kelly, S. M., O'Grady, K. E., Peterson, J. A., Reisinger, H. S., Mitchell, S. G., Wilson, M. E., Agar, M. H. & Brown, B. S. (2008). In-treatment v. out-of-treatment opioid dependent adults: Drug use and criminal history. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 34(1), 17-28. Abstract
Schwartz, R. P., Highfield, D. A., Jaffe, J. H., Callaman, J. M., O'Grady, K. E. (2007). A randomized controlled trial of interim methadone maintenance: 10 month-follow-up. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 86, 30-36. Abstract
Schwartz, R. P., McKenzie, M., Rich J. D. (2007). Opioid addiction and incarceration: an overview. Medicine and Health/Rhode Island, 90, 157-158.
Kinlock, T. W., Gordon M. S., Schwartz, R. P., O’Grady, K. E., Fitzgerald T. T., Wilson, M. (2007). A randomized clinical trial of methadone maintenance for prisoners: Results at 1-month post-release. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 91(2-3), 220-7. Abstract
Highfield, D. A., Schwartz, R. P., Jaffe, J. H., Callaman, J., O'Grady, K. E. (2007). Intravenous and intranasal heroin dependent treatment seekers: Similarities and differences. Addiction, 102(11), 1816-23. Abstract
Katz, E. C., Brown, B. S., Schwartz, R. P., King, S. D., Weintraub, E., Barksdale, W. (2007). Impact of role induction on long-term drug treatment outcomes. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 26, 81-90. Abstract
Albizu-Garcia, C., Caraballo Correa G., Hernandez Viver, A. D., Kinlock, T. W., Gordon, M. S., Antron Avila, C., Colón Reyes, I., Schwartz, R. P. (2007). Buprenorphine-Naloxone Treatment for Pre-release Opioid Dependent Inmates in Puerto Rico. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 1(6), 126-132. Abstract
Kinlock, T. W., Schwartz, R. P., & Gordon, M. S. (2005). The significance of interagency collaboration in developing opioid agonist programs for prisoners. Corrections Compendium, 30(6-9), 28-30.
Kinlock, T. W., Battjes, R. J., & Schwartz, R. P. (2002). A novel opioid maintenance program for prisoners: Preliminary findings. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 22, 141-147. Abstract