Christine Grella, Ph.D.
Titles
Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Member, Integrated Substance Abuse Program
Contact Information
Email
cgrella@mednet.ucla.edu Phone
Work Phone Number:
(310) 267-5451
Address
Work Address:
11075 Santa Monica BlvdSuite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
UNITED STATES
Biography
Christine E. Grella, Ph.D., is a Professor-in-Residence in the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She has been affiliated with the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP)/Drug Abuse Research Center since 1992. Her research focuses on the intersection of multiple service delivery systems, including substance abuse treatment, mental health, child welfare, health services, HIV services, and criminal justice, and the relationship of service delivery to treatment outcomes. She has published her work widely in the areas of addiction, mental health, health services, and evaluation research. She is currently Principal Investigator on several studies, including a long-term follow-up study of gender differences among opiate users; the evaluation of a "trauma-informed" treatment program for women in prison; a study of the relationship between drug treatment and child welfare outcomes; and evaluations of several enhanced treatment interventions, including for adolescents, for homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders, and for pregnant and parenting women. She serves on several community advisory boards and as a grant reviewer for NIH.Publications
A selected list of publications:
Cochran Susan D, Grella Christine E, Mays Vickie M
Do Substance Use Norms and Perceived Drug Availability Mediate Sexual
Orientation Differences in Patterns of Substance Use? Results from the
California Quality of Life Survey II
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs,
2012; 73(4):
675-85.
Grella Christine E
Regular primary care and specialty care as needed is associated with
remission from alcohol and drug use disorders over 9 years
Evidence-based mental health,
2012; 15(2):
41.
Grella Christine E, Lovinger Katherine
30-year trajectories of heroin and other drug use among men and women
sampled from methadone treatment in California
Drug and alcohol dependence,
2011; 118(2-3):
251-8.
Grella Christine E, Lovinger Katherine
Gender differences in physical and mental health outcomes among an
aging cohort of individuals with a history of heroin dependence
Addictive behaviors,
2011;
.
Grella Christine E, Rodriguez Luz
Motivation for treatment among women offenders in prison-based
treatment and longitudinal outcomes among those who participate in
community aftercare
Journal of psychoactive drugs,
2011; Suppl 7(2):
58-67.
Grella Christine E, Cochran Susan D, Greenwell Lisa, Mays Vickie M
Effects of sexual orientation and gender on perceived need for
treatment by persons with and without mental disorders
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.),
2011; 62(4):
404-10.
Steinberg Jane K, Grella Christine E, Boudov Melina R, Kerndt Peter R, Kadrnka Carmel M
Methamphetamine use and high-risk sexual behaviors among incarcerated
female adolescents with a diagnosed STD
Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine,
2011; 88(2):
352-64.
Lin James C, Karno Mitchell P, Grella Christine E, Warda Umme, Liao Diana H, Hu Peifung, Moore Alison A
Alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical drug use disorders in U.S. Adults
aged 65 years and older: data from the 2001-2002 National
Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry,
2011; 19(3):
292-9.
Grella Christine E, Shi Yifei
Stability of Outcomes Following Residential Drug Treatment For
Patients with Co-occurring Disorders
Journal of dual diagnosis,
2011; 7(1-2):
103-112.
Grella Christine E, Stein Judith A, Weisner Constance, Chi Felicia, Moos Rudolf
Predictors of longitudinal substance use and mental health outcomes
for patients in two integrated service delivery systems
Drug and alcohol dependence,
2010; 110(1-2):
92-100.
Evans Elizabeth, Grella Christine E, Murphy Debra A, Hser Yih-Ing
Using administrative data for longitudinal substance abuse research
The journal of behavioral health services & research,
2010; 37(2):
252-71.
Messina Nena, Grella Christine E, Cartier Jerry, Torres Stephanie
A randomized experimental study of gender-responsive substance abuse
treatment for women in prison
Journal of substance abuse treatment,
2010; 38(2):
97-107.
Wu Nancy S, Schairer Laura C, Dellor Elinam, Grella Christine
Childhood trauma and health outcomes in adults with comorbid substance
abuse and mental health disorders
Addictive behaviors,
2010; 35(1):
68-71.
Moore Alison A, Karno Mitchell P, Grella Christine E, Lin James C, Warda Umme, Liao Diana H, Hu Peifeng
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Nonmedical Drug Use in Older U.S. Adults: Data
from the 2001/02 National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related
Conditions
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,
2009; 35(1):
.
Grella Christine E, Greenwell Lisa, Mays Vickie M, Cochran Susan D
Influence of gender, sexual orientation, and need on treatment
utilization for substance use and mental disorders: findings from the
California Quality of Life Survey
BMC psychiatry,
2009; 9(1):
52.
Grella Christine E, Karno Mitchell P, Warda Umme S, Moore Alison A, Niv Noosha
Perceptions of need and help received for substance dependence in a
national probability survey
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.),
2009; 60(8):
1068-74.
Grella Christine E, Karno Mitchell P, Warda Umme S, Niv Noosha, Moore Alison A
Gender and comorbidity among individuals with opioid use disorders in
the NESARC study
Addictive behaviors,
2009; 34(6-7):
498-504.
Greenfield Shelly F, Grella Christine E
What is "women-focused" treatment for substance use disorders?
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.),
2009; 60(7):
880-2.
Gil-Rivas Virginia, Prause JoAnn, Grella Christine E
Substance use after residential treatment among individuals with
co-occurring disorders: the role of anxiety/depressive symptoms and
trauma exposure
Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors,
2009; 23(2):
303-14.
Grella Christine E, Anglin M Douglas
Dedication of special issue of JBHS&R in memory of Douglas Longshore
The journal of behavioral health services & research,
2009; 36(2):
129-30.
Grella Christine E, Needell Barbara, Shi Yifei, Hser Yih-Ing
Do drug treatment services predict reunification outcomes of mothers
and their children in child welfare?
Journal of substance abuse treatment,
2009; 36(3):
278-93.
Hamilton Alison B, Grella Christine E
Gender differences among older heroin users
Journal of women & aging,
2009; 21(2):
111-24.
Grella Christine E, Anglin M Douglas
Introduction to the special issue on addiction health services: in
memory of Douglas Longshore
The journal of behavioral health services & research,
2009; 36(2):
131-6.
Grella Christine E
From generic to gender-responsive treatment: changes in social
policies, treatment services, and outcomes of women in substance abuse
treatment
Journal of psychoactive drugs,
2008; Suppl 5(2):
327-43.
Reback Cathy J, Shoptaw Steven, Grella Christine E
Methamphetamine use trends among street-recruited gay and bisexual
males, from 1999 to 2007
Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine,
2008; 85(6):
874-9.
Sacks Stanley, Melnick Gerald, Grella Christine E
Introduction to this issue: studies of co-occurring disorders in the
criminal justice system
Behavioral sciences & the law,
2008; 26(4):
347-9.
Evans Elizabeth, Murphy Debra A, Grella Christine E, Mouttapa Michele, Hser Yih-Ing
Regulatory Issues Encountered when Conducting Longitudinal Substance
Abuse Research
Journal of drug issues,
2008; 38(4):
1003-1026.
Karno Mitchell P, Grella Christine E, Niv Noosha, Warda Umme, Moore Alison A
Do substance type and diagnosis make a difference? A study of
remission from alcohol- versus drug-use disorders using the National
Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs,
2008; 69(4):
491-5.
Grella Christine E, Greenwell Lisa, Prendergast Michael, Sacks Stanley, Melnick Gerald
Diagnostic profiles of offenders in substance abuse treatment
programs
Behavioral sciences & the law,
2008; 26(4):
369-88.
Grella Christine E, Scott Christy K, Foss Mark A, Dennis Michael L
Gender similarities and differences in the treatment, relapse, and
recovery cycle
Evaluation review,
2008; 32(1):
113-37.
Sacks Stanley, Melnick Gerald, Grella Christine E
Synthesis of studies of co-occurring disorder(s) in criminal justice
and a research agenda
Behavioral sciences & the law,
2008; 26(4):
475-86.
Warren Jazmin I, Stein Judith A, Grella Christine E
Role of social support and self-efficacy in treatment outcomes among
clients with co-occurring disorders
Drug and alcohol dependence,
2007; 89(2-3):
267-74.
Grella Christine E, Greenwell Lisa
Treatment needs and completion of community-based aftercare among
substance-abusing women offenders
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health,
2007; 17(4):
244-55.
Grella Christine E, Greenwell Lisa, Prendergast Michael, Farabee David, Hall Elizabeth, Cartier Jerome, Burdon William
Organizational characteristics of drug abuse treatment programs for
offenders
Journal of substance abuse treatment,
2007; 32(3):
291-300.
Messina Nena, Grella Christine
Childhood trauma and women's health outcomes in a California prison
population
American journal of public health,
2006; 96(10):
1842-8.
Grella Christine E, Stein Judith A
Impact of program services on treatment outcomes of patients with
comorbid mental and substance use disorders
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.),
2006; 57(7):
1007-15.
Corliss Heather L, Grella Christine E, Mays Vickie M, Cochran Susan D
Drug use, drug severity, and help-seeking behaviors of lesbian and
bisexual women
Journal of women's health (2002),
2006; 15(5):
556-68.
Grella Christine E, Hser Yih-Ing, Huang Yu-Chuang
Mothers in substance abuse treatment: differences in characteristics
based on involvement with child welfare services
Child abuse & neglect,
2006; 30(1):
55-73.
Handelsman Leonard, Stein Judith A, Grella Christine E
Contrasting predictors of readiness for substance abuse treatment in
adults and adolescents: a latent variable analysis of DATOS and
DATOS-A participants
Drug and alcohol dependence,
2005; 80(1):
63-81.
Gil-Rivas Virginia, Grella Christine E
Treatment services and service delivery models for dually diagnosed
clients: variations across mental health and substance abuse
providers
Community mental health journal,
2005; 41(3):
251-66.
Grella Christine E, Stein Judith A, Greenwell Lisa
Associations among childhood trauma, adolescent problem behaviors, and
adverse adult outcomes in substance-abusing women offenders
Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors,
2005; 19(1):
43-53.
Grella Christine E, Scott Christy K, Foss Mark A
Gender differences in long-term drug treatment outcomes in Chicago
PETS
Journal of substance abuse treatment,
2005; 28 Suppl 1(1):
S3-12.
Hser Yih-Ing, Gelberg Lillian, Hoffman Valerie, Grella Christine E, McCarthy William, Anglin M Douglas
Health conditions among aging narcotics addicts: medical examination
results
Journal of behavioral medicine,
2004; 27(6):
607-22.
Grella Christine E, Greenwell Lisa
Substance abuse treatment for women: changes in the settings where
women received treatment and types of services provided, 1987-1998
The journal of behavioral health services & research,
2004; 31(4):
367-83.
Grella Christine E, Gil-Rivas Virginia, Cooper Leslie
Perceptions of mental health and substance abuse program
administrators and staff on service delivery to persons with
co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders
The journal of behavioral health services & research,
2004; 31(1):
38-49.
Grella Christine E, Shapiro Carol, Svikis Dace
Response: treatment in transition
Science & practice perspectives / a publication of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health,
2004; 2(2):
53-5.
Grella Christine E, Joshi Vandana, Hser Yih Ing
Followup of cocaine-dependent men and women with antisocial
personality disorder
Journal of substance abuse treatment,
2003; 25(3):
155-64.
Grella Christine E, Hser Yih-Ing, Hsieh Shih-Chao
Predictors of drug treatment re-entry following relapse to cocaine use
in DATOS
Journal of substance abuse treatment,
2003; 25(3):
145-54.
Grella Christine E
Contrasting the views of substance misuse and mental health treatment
providers on treating the dually diagnosed
Substance use & misuse,
2003; 38(10):
1433-46.
Hser Yih-Ing, Grella Christine E, Collins Cyleste, Teruya Cheryl
Drug-use initiation and conduct disorder among adolescents in drug
treatment
Journal of adolescence,
2003; 26(3):
331-45.
Grella Christine E
Effects of gender and diagnosis on addiction history, treatment
utilization, and psychosocial functioning among a dually-diagnosed
sample in drug treatment
Journal of psychoactive drugs,
2003; 35 Suppl 1(2):
169-79.
Collins Cyleste C, Grella Christine E, Hser Yih-Ing
Effects of gender and level of parental involvement among parents in
drug treatment
The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse,
2003; 29(2):
237-61.
Chung Tammy, Martin Christopher S, Grella Christine E, Winters Ken C, Abrantes Ana M, Brown Sandra A
Course of alcohol problems in treated adolescents
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research,
2003; 27(2):
253-61.
Grella Christine E, Joshi Vandana
Treatment processes and outcomes among adolescents with a history of
abuse who are in drug treatment
Child maltreatment,
2003; 8(1):
7-18.
Grella Christine E, Gilmore James
Improving service delivery to the dually diagnosed in Los Angeles
County
Journal of substance abuse treatment,
2002; 23(2):
115-22.