Our Research
Publications
Our Research
Sparadeo, F. R. (2017). Pain in the Addiction Rehabilitation Patient. In: Comprehensive pain management in the rehabilitation patient. Ed.: Alexios Carayannopolis, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. Chapter 16, 195-205.
D’Amato, S. & Sparadeo, F.R. (2017). Electro-Analgesia for treatment of pain In the rehabilitation patient: Calmar Pain Mitigation Therapy. In: Comprehensive pain management in the rehabilitation patient. Ed.: Alexios Carayannopolis, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland. Chapter 72, 921-931.
Majithia, N., Smith, T., Coyne, P., Abdi, S., Pachman, D., Lachance, D., Shelerud, R., Cheville, A., Sparadeo, F., Beutler, A. & Loprinzi, C. (2016) Scrambler Therapy for the management of chronic pain. Support Care Cancer, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Sparadeo, F.R. & D’Amato, S. (2014). Scrambler Therapy: Effective use of artificial neurons for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain. Journal of Nurse Life Care Planning, 14 (4), 14-27.
Sparadeo, F.R., Kaufman, C., & D’Amato, S. (2012). Scrambler Therapy: An innovative and effective treatment for chronic neuropathic pain. Journal of Life Care Planning, 11 (3), 3-15.
Sparadeo, F.R. (2001). Treating substance abuse in TBI survivors: Lessons learned. Volume 5, Issue 4 Brain Injury Source.
Longabaugh, R., Woolard, R., Nirenberg, T, Minugh, A., Becker, B., Clifford, P., Carty, K., Sparadeo, F, & Gogineni, A. (2001). Evaluating the effects of a brief motivational intervention for injured drinkers in the emergency department. Journal of Studies on Alcohol.
Dabrowski, J. & Sparadeo, F.R. (1996 revised 2000). Pathways to comfort: dealing with pain and brain injury. The Road to Rehabilitation. Brain Injury Association, Inc.
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Ramsey, S. Gogineni, A., Nirenberg, T. Sparadeo, F., et al. (2000) Alcohol Expectancies as a mediator of the relationship between injury and Readiness to change drinking behavior. Psychology of AddictiveDisorders, 14, 2, 185-191.
Clifford, P., Sparadeo, F., Minugh, A., et al. (1996). The identification of hazardous/harmful drinking among subcritically injured patients. Academic Emergency Medicine.
Beetar, J.T., Guilmette, T.J. & Sparadeo, F.R. (1996). Sleep and pain complaints in symptomatic TBI and neurologic populations. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 77, 1298-1302.
Rostenberg, P. (Chair); Sparadeo, F.R. (Consensus Panel Participant, (1995)).
Alcohol and other drug screening of hospitalized trauma patients. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 16, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Sparadeo, F. (1995). How can the family help? Dealing with substance abuse after TBI. Perspective Magazine, 3, 14-17.
Sparadeo, F. (1995). Should I or Shouldn’t I? Dealing with substance abuse after TBI. Perspective Magazine, 2, 20-24.
Sparadeo, F. & Barth, J. (1995). Neuropsychological considerations in the treatment of substance abuse. Advances in Medical Psychotherapy, 8, 101-120.
Guilmette, T., Whelihan, W., Hart, K., Sparadeo, F. & Buongiorno, G. (1996). Order effects in the administration of a forced-choice malingering detection procedure in neuropsychological disability evaluations. Perceptual and Motor Skills.
Guilmette, T., Whelihan, W., Sparadeo, F., Buongiorno, G. (1994). Validity of neuropsychological test results in disability evaluation. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 78, 1179-1186.
McNamara, M.E., Regestein, Q., Sparadeo, F.R. & Briggs, J. (1993). Fluoxetine: Marked Variability of REM latency prolongation and possibility of a therapeutic REM latency window. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 5 (4), 454.
Karol, R. & Sparadeo, F.R. (1993, 2nd Edition). Alcohol, drugs and brain injury: a survivor’s workbook. Vinland Publications, Minneapolis, MN.
Saydah, A. & Sparadeo, F. (eds.) (1991). Substance abuse and head injury: double jeopardy. Headlines: The Brain Injury Magazine, 2 (2), summer.
Sparadeo, F.R., Barth, J.T. & Stout, C. (1992). Traumatic Brain Injury and Addiction. In Stout, C., Levitt, J. & Ruben, H. (Eds.); Handbook on Assessment and Treating Addictive Disorders. Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Westport, CT.
Sparadeo, F.R. (1993). Substance Abuse and Brain Injury: An Important Training Issue for Rehabilitation Professionals. In Durgin, C., Fryer, J. & Schmidt, N. (Eds.): Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Clinical Intervention and Staff Development. Aspen Publishers.
Sparadeo, F.R., Strauss, D. & Kapsalis, K.B., (1992). Substance abuse, head injury and family adjustment. Neurorehabilitation: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2 (1): 65-73
Solomon, D. & Sparadeo, F.R. (1992). Substance abuse and head injury. Neurorehabilitation: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 2 (1): 16-26
Sparadeo, F.R., Strauss, D. & Barth, J.T. (1990). The incidence, impact and treatment of substance abuse in head injury rehabilitation. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 5 (3), 1-8.
Sparadeo, F.R. & Gill, D. (1989). Effects of prior alcohol use on head injury recovery. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 4 (1), 75-82.
Knuckey, N., Epstein, M, Haas, R. & Sparadeo, F. (1988). Distal anterior choroidal artery aneurysm: intraoperative localization. Neurosurgery. 1084-87.
Russo, V. & Sparadeo, F.R. (1986). Substance abuse and impairment in the workplace: a labor perspective. Seminars in Occupational Medicine, 1 (4), 301-304.
Fogel, B & Sparadeo, F.R. (1985). Focal cognitive deficits accentuated by depression: a case report. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 173, 120-124.
Sparadeo, F.R., Zwick, W. & Butters, N.M. (1983). Cognitive functioning in alcoholic females: an exploratory study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 12, 143-150.
Sparadeo, F.R., Zwick, W., Ruggiero, S.D., Meek, D.A., Carloni, J. & Simone, S.S. (1982). Social setting detoxification: an ongoing evaluation. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 43, 1124-1136.
Merenda, P. & Sparadeo, F.R. (1981). Rebuttal to and constructive comments on “construct validity of the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale.” Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 49, 968-970.
Major Presentations
Karp, A., Sparadeo, F.R., Moncata, S., Berman, S. (2022). Theory of mind deficits following mild traumatic brain injury. Poster presented at the American Psychology Association Annual Convention. Minneapolis, MN.
Karp, A., Sparadeo, F.R. (2022). Treatment and rehabilitation challenges in an individual with anterograde amnesia following traumatic brain injury. Poster presented at the Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society Science Symposium. Waltham, MA.
Sparadeo, F.R., Karp, A. (2022). Computerized cerebral assessment: An effective cognitive screening device. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
Sparadeo, F.R., Karp, A., Petrocelli, D. (2019). Automated cerebral assessment: An effective screening tool for mild traumatic brain injury. Poster presented at the International Brain Injury Association Conference. Toronto, CA.
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Sparadeo, F.R., Mattera, E., Petrocelli, D. & Meyerson, D. (2018). When normal is wrong: The use of Challenge Testing in mild TBI. North American Brain Injury Society Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas. March 2018.
Sparadeo, F.R., Petrocelli, D., Meyerson, D. Karp, A. (2017). Presurgical psychological screening of candidates for spinal cord stimulation implantation. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Washington D.C.
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Sparadeo, F.R., Petrocelli, D., Meyerson, M. & Meyerson, D. (2017). The impact of
age at the time of mild brain injury on cognitive functioning severity. International Brain Injury Association Annual Meeting, March, New Orleans, LA.
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Meyerson, D. & Sparadeo, F.R. (2013). Is chronic pain a brain injury: A neuropsychological comparison between people with chronic pain and mild TBI. North American Brain Injury Society Annual Meeting,
September 2013.
Sparadeo, F. R. & D’Amato, S. (2012). Innovative and effective neuro-Modulation of complex regional pain syndrome. Presented at the 4th International Conference on the Study of Neuropathic Pain, Toronto, CA.
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Sparadeo, F.R. & D’Amato, S. (2012). Scrambler Therapy: An innovative Approach to the treatment of chronic pain. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL, August, 2012.
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Sparadeo, F.R., Meyerson, M. & Meyerson, D. (2012). Processig Speed: A Fragile Construct. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Brain Injury Society, Miami, FL., September, 2012.
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Sparadeo, F.R. (2012). Treatment of chronic pain in people with TBI. Defining
Moments in Brain Injury, 3rd Annual Conference. Portland, Maine, October 2012.
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Sparadeo, F.R. (5/07, 10/07, 4/08, 10/09, 04/10 & 05/10). Developmental Disability:
Considerations in the treatment of Substance Abuse. 2-day workshop sponsored by the Rhode Island Drug and Alcohol Treatment Association.
Sparadeo, F.R., Meyerson, D. and Meyerson, M. (2007) Gender differences in mild TBI. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. August 2007.
Sparadeo, F. Important training issues for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Professionals Treating Retuning Veterans from Iraq. Paving the Road Home: The National Behavioral Health Conference and Policy Academy on Returning Veterans and Their Families, Newport, R.I. August 11, 2008
Sparadeo, F & Meyerson, D. (2008). The impact of Age on recovery from mild Traumatic brain injury. Presented at the annual meeting of the America Psychological Association, Boston, MA, August 2008.
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Sparadeo, F.R. (9/07). Treating Substance Abuse in Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors. Mid-Hudson Annual Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury, Kingston, N.Y.
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Sparadeo, F.R. (9/07). Cognitive Disorders in Substance Abuse: Assessment and Treatment Considerations. Fairfax County Substance Abuse Services, Fairfax, VA.
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Sparadeo, F.R. (3/09). Caregiver stress following traumatic brain injury. Annual
Conference of the Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island
Sparadeo, F.R. & Betancur, B. (2009). Neuropsychological Assessment of ADHD in Hispanic Children. American Psychological Association Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada.
Sparadeo, F.R. & Betancur, B. (2009). Neuropsychological Assessment of ADHD inattentive type: Gender Comparisons. American Psychological Association Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada.
Sparadeo, F.R. (2009—September). Assessment of complex cases of PTSD, mild TBI and substance abuse in returning veterans. National conference on Access to Recovery. Chicago.
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Sparadeo, F. R. & Meyerson, D. (2010). Psychometric analysis of a neuropsychological screening test sensitive to mild traumatic brain injury. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association in San Diego, California. August 2010.
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Sparadeo, F.R. (2010). Chronic pain and traumatic brain injury: the use of Scrambler Therapy. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Brain Injury Society Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. October 2010.
Sparadeo, F.R. (2011). Treatment of chronic pain in TBI survivors. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts.
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Sparadeo, F.R. (5/2011). Chronic Pain and Addiction: New considerations. One Day workshop sponsored by the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Association of Rhode Island.
Sparadeo, F.R. (5/2011). Treating substance abuse in Adolescents and Adults with developmental disability and cognitive disorders. Drug and Alcohol Treatment Association of Rhode Island, Cranston, R.I.