2023
Barriers to recovery for medical professionals: Assessing financial support through a survey of Physician Health Programs
The American Journal on Addictions
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Top areas of exploration
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder , 21 publications
- Substance-Related Disorders , 17 publications
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy , 13 publications
- Opioid-Related Disorders , 8 publications
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Dr. Merlo's primary research focuses on mental health, well-being, and professional fulfillment among physicians and other healthcare professionals and trainees. She serves as the Director of Research for the Professionals Resource Network (Florida's impaired healthcare professional monitoring program) and serves as the Director of Wellness for the UF College of Medicine. Dr. Merlo also conducts research on health profession students' knowledge, competence, and stigmatized beliefs related to patients with addiction, as well as best practices for improving addiction-related education. Given her expertise in clinical child/pediatric psychology, Dr. Merlo frequently collaborates with researchers across the university, as well as nationally, on projects involving motivational interviewing interventions to improve health and well-being across the lifespan.
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2023
Co-occurring pain and addiction: prognostic implications for healthcare professionals in residential treatment for substance use disorder.
Journal of addictive diseases
PubMed • Publisher's site2023
Early Performance of the Patients Over Paperwork Initiative among Family Medicine Physicians.
Southern medical journal
PubMed • Publisher's site2023
Merit-based incentive payment system participation and after-hours documentation among US office-based physicians: Findings from the 2021 National Electronic Health Records Survey.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
PubMed • Publisher's site2023
Patient experiences with tobacco use during substance use disorder treatment and early recovery: a mixed method analysis of phone interview responses
Journal of Addictive Diseases
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