Roy Mendel Stein | Scholars@Duke

Roy Mendel Stein
Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

1. Clinical evaluation of pharmacotherapies (especially combined nicotine agonist/antagonist) in the treatment of nicotine and alcohol dependence.

2. Evaluation of treatment service delivery in the public sector for patients with addictive disorders, including those with co-morbid psychiatric disorders.

3. Ethics and efficacy of outpatient substance abuse civil committment.

4. Policies and practices of medical schools regarding medical student impairment.

5. Screening and intervention for substance use disorders in primary care.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Addiction, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2020

Contact Information

Box 3944 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Psychiatry Service 116A, 1830 Hillandale Rd., Durham, NC 27705
stein001@duke.edu (919) 286-0411

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.D., Duke University 1980
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Addiction, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2014 - 2020
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Addiction, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2013 - 2014
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, General Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2006 - 2013
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, General Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1996 - 2006
- Clinical Associate in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments 1994 - 2001
- Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, General Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1990 - 1996
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 1986 - 1987
Research
Selected Grants
- Smoking/Nicotine Dependence in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2020
- Nicotinic Influences On Alcohol Use And Dependence awarded by National Institutes of Health 1996 - 1999
External Relationships
- Alphabet Inc
- Apple Inc.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Center for Personalized Professional Education
- Cigna
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- General Electric Company
- Governor's Institute on Subsance Abuse
- IBM
- Johnson and Johnson
- Merck
- Microsoft Corporation
- Zimmer Biomet Orthopedics
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Zinn, Sandra, Roy Stein, and H Scott Swartzwelder. “Executive functioning early in abstinence from alcohol.” Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28, no. 9 (September 2004): 1338–46. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.alc.0000139814.81811.62.
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  - Acheson, S. K., R. M. Stein, and H. S. Swartzwelder. “Impairment of semantic and figural memory by acute ethanol: age-dependent effects.” Alcohol Clin Exp Res 22, no. 7 (October 1998): 1437–42. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03932.x.
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  - Fang, W. L., S. N. Applegate, R. M. Stein, and J. A. Lohr. “The development of substance-abuse curricular content by five North Carolina schools.” Acad Med 73, no. 10 (October 1998): 1039–43. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001888-199810000-00008.
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  - Westman, E. C., R. Stein, and A. Puckett. “Curriculum survey of substance abuse teaching.” Journal of Investigative Medicine 44, no. 1 (January 1, 1996).
  - Rose, J. E., E. D. Levin, F. M. Behm, E. C. Westman, R. M. Stein, J. D. Lane, and G. V. Ripka. “Combined administration of agonist-antagonist as a method of regulating receptor activation.” Ann N Y Acad Sci 757 (May 10, 1995): 218–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1995.tb17478.x.
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  - Rose, J. E., F. M. Behm, E. C. Westman, E. D. Levin, R. M. Stein, and G. V. Ripka. “Mecamylamine combined with nicotine skin patch facilitates smoking cessation beyond nicotine patch treatment alone.” Clin Pharmacol Ther 56, no. 1 (July 1994): 86–99. https://doi.org/10.1038/clpt.1994.105.
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  - Levin, E. D., E. C. Westman, R. M. Stein, E. Carnahan, M. Sanchez, S. Herman, F. M. Behm, and J. E. Rose. “Nicotine skin patch treatment increases abstinence, decreases withdrawal symptoms, and attenuates rewarding effects of smoking.” J Clin Psychopharmacol 14, no. 1 (February 1994): 41–49.
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  - Rose, J. E., F. M. Behm, E. C. Westman, E. D. Levin, R. M. Stein, J. D. Lane, and G. V. Ripka. “Combined Effects of Nicotine and Mecamylamine in Attenuating Smoking Satisfaction.” Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology 2, no. 4 (January 1, 1994): 328–44. https://doi.org/10.1037/1064-1297.2.4.328.
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  - Davidson, J. R., H. S. Kudler, W. B. Saunders, L. Erickson, R. D. Smith, R. M. Stein, S. Lipper, E. B. Hammett, S. L. Mahorney, and J. O. Cavenar. “Predicting response to amitriptyline in posttraumatic stress disorder.” Am J Psychiatry 150, no. 7 (July 1993): 1024–29. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.7.1024.
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  - Kudler, H. S., J. R. Davidson, R. Stein, and L. Erickson. “Measuring results of treatment of PTSD.” Am J Psychiatry 146, no. 12 (December 1989): 1645–46. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.146.12.aj146121645.
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  - Lipper, S., J. D. Edinger, and R. M. Stein. “Sleep disturbance and PTSD.” Am J Psychiatry 146, no. 12 (December 1989): 1644–45. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.146.12.1644.
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  - Stein, R. M., and S. Lipper. “An obsessional variant of capgras symptom: a case report.” Bull Menninger Clin 52, no. 1 (January 1988): 52–57.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- PSYCHTRY 443C: Addiction Psychiatry 2019
- PSYCHTRY 443C: Addiction Psychiatry 2018

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Grants

External Relationships

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Recent Courses