Prior to joining The Family Institute, Dr. Driscoll was clinical psychology postdoctoral fellow and clinical coordinator at Chicago Lakeshore Hospital's Lakeshore Center for Behavioral Health (LCBH), where he developed the treatment protocol for an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) focused on the treatment of emerging adults / adults with mood
disorders, anxiety
disorders, personality
disorders and
substance use disorders.
Prior to opening his private practice in Darien, CT, Robert worked at Silver Hill Hospital in their Transitional Living Program, working with adolescents and adults with
substance use and co-occurring
disorders.
A few
prior studies have noted a link between PTSD and suicidal behavior [51], [52]; however, PTSD has received much less attention than mood and
substance use disorders as a risk factor for suicidal behavior.
Exclusion criteria for controls included previous court conviction (excluding minor traffic or curfew offenses), a
substance - related arrest or treatment, school expulsions, meeting DSM - IV - TR criteria for a non-nicotine
substance abuse or dependence diagnosis, meeting DSM - IV - TR criteria for conduct
disorder in the last year, or a positive test for a non-prescribed
substance about 7 days before and immediately
prior to scanning
using the same urine and saliva tests mentioned above.