Paula Riggs, MD
Professor, Psychiatry-CTN

Publications

• Riggs P.D. A Pragmatic Approach to Substance Abuse Prevention for Clinicians IN Adolescent Cannabis Use. Eds. Riggs P.D., Hinckley J., Ross, JM. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America 1st edition, November 20, 2022 Elsevier
• Riggs P.D. Cannabis Use in Pediatric Outpatient Behavioral Health Settings. IN Cannabis in Psychiatric Practice: A Practical Guide, Paula Riggs (Editor), Thida Thant (Editor). Psychiatry Update 3 Series Editor: Michelle B. Riba, Springer International Publishing, 2022
• Bonn-Miller M.O., Sisley S., Riggs P., et al. The short-term impact of 3 smoked cannabis preparations versus placebo on PTSD symptoms: A randomized cross-over clinical trial. PLOS ONE, 16th (3):e0246990.PMCID:PMC7968689
• Stimulant Use in Teens & College Students: Problems and Treatment, Discussant, Clinical Perspectives 40, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 68th?Annual Meeting (Virtual)
• Novel findings from the ABCD Study: How Neuroscience Can Inform the Clinic. Discussant, Symposium 21, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 68th Annual Meeting
• Screening, Intervention, and Referral for Cannabis Use in an Evolving Environment. Presenter and Discussant, Member Services Forum 12, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 68th?Annual Meeting, October, 2021
• We SBIRE to Make SBIRT Work. Presentation in Clinical Perspectives 70, After Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): You’ve Screened. Now What?, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 68th?Annual Meeting, October, 2021
• After Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): You’ve Screened. Now What? Chair, Clinical Perspectives 70, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 68th?Annual Meeting, October, 2021
• The Vaping Epidemic. American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Chapter Annual Meeting
• Vaping Cessation: Innovative Motivational Approach to Engage Adolescents in Treatment. Session 3: Vaping: The Colorado Solution. The 2021 Cotton Conference, Children’s Hospital Colorado
• Innovations in Adolescent Substance Treatment. Presentation to the Treatment Workgroup, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
• Youth Cannabis Use: What Busy Clinicians Need to Know in a Growing Post-Legalized Environment. Nevada Psychiatric Association 26th National Psychopharmacology Update
• When Substance Abuse Disorders Come to Pediatrics. Charting Pediatrics Podcast, with Debbie Singer, MD and Paula Riggs, MD S4: E16
• Best Practice Substance Treatment for Adolescents and Overcoming Barriers to Treatment Engagement. Langone Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds, New York University
• Best Practice Substance Treatment for Adolescents with Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders. Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP) Child Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds
• Let’s SBIRE to Make SBIRT Even Better: Clinical Tools and Tips for More Effective Brief Interventions and Treatment Referral. CDPHE SBIRT-SBHC Learning Collaborative
• Best Practice Substance Treatment for Adolescents with Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders. SUNY Downstate Psychiatry Grand Rounds
• LeNoue SR, Riggs PD. Substance Abuse Prevention. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2016 Apr;25(2):297-305. PubMed PMID: 26980131
• Robinson ZD, Riggs PD. Cooccurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2016 Oct;25(4):713-22. PubMed PMID: 27613347
• Hsiao RC, Riggs PD. The Changing Landscape of Adolescent Substance Treatment. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2016 Oct;25(4):xv-xvi. PubMed PMID: 27613353
• Riggs P.D. Cannabis Use in Pediatric Outpatient Behavioral Health Settings. IN Cannabis in Psychiatric Practice, Thant T, Riggs P. Editors. Cannabis in Psychiatric Practice, Springer Scientific (in press)
• Lenoue S.R., Riggs P.D. (In press). Adolescent Substance Use Disorders. Chapter 55.5 in: B.J. Sadock, V.A. Sadock, P. Ruiz (Eds.), Kaplan & Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 11th Edition, Volume 1. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer, 2021
• Riggs, P. Practical Clinical Principles of Prevention. IN Adolescent Cannabis Use Disorder. Eds: Riggs, P, Hinckley, J. and Ross, JM, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America (CAPCNA) (in press).