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Christine M. Wilder

Associate Professor of Clinical

Medical Director, Addiction Sciences Division

Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Doctor of Medicine: University of Virginia School of Medicine (Addiction Psychiatry)
Board Certifications & Licenses

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Addiction Psychiatry) (Certification Date: 2014-09-29)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Psychiatry) (Certification Date: 2009-04-03) - (Recertification Date: 2019-12-15)
American Board of Preventive Medicine (Addiction Medicine) (Certification Date: 2023-01-01)

Specialties

Addiction Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine

Contact Information

Clinical Interests

Addiction Medicine

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Perinatology

Psychiatry

Alcohol Use Disorder

Substance Use Disorder

Tobacco Use Disorder

Peer Reviewed Publications

Clark, Angie; Wagner, Robin; Brubaker, Michael; Acquavita, Shauna; Wilder, Christine 2022. Pandemic-Related Disruptions in Nursing Education: Zooming Out for an Innovative Interprofessional Simulation. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 97 3S, S110-S113

Nidey, Nichole; Groh, Kathleen; Agnoli, Alicia; Wilder, Christine; Froehlich, Tanya E; Weber, Stephanie; Kair, Laura R 2022. Breastfeeding Initiation and Continuation Among Women with Substance and Tobacco Use During Pregnancy: Findings from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System 2016-2018. Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 17 6, 544-549

Kropp, Frankie; Wilder, Christine; Theobald, Jeff; Lewis, Daniel; Winhusen, T John 2021. The feasibility and safety of training patients in opioid treatment to serve as peer recovery support service interventionists. Substance abuse, , 1-4

Nidey, Nichole; Kair, Laura R; Wilder, Christine; Froehlich, Tanya E; Weber, Stephanie; Folger, Alonzo; Marcotte, Michael; Tabb, Karen; Bowers, Katherine 2021. Substance Use and Utilization of Prenatal and Postpartum Care. Journal of addiction medicine, ,

Winhusen, Theresa; Lofwall, Michelle; Jones, Hendrée E; Wilder, Christine; Lindblad, Robert; Schiff, Davida M; Wexelblatt, Scott; Merhar, Stephanie; Murphy, Sean M; Greenfield, Shelly F; Terplan, Mishka; Wachman, Elisha M; Kropp, Frankie; Theobald, Jeff; Lewis, Mitra; Matthews, Abigail G; Guille, Connie; Silverstein, Michael; Rosa, Carmen 2020. Medication treatment for opioid use disorder in expectant mothers (MOMs): Design considerations for a pragmatic randomized trial comparing extended-release and daily buprenorphine formulations. Contemporary clinical trials, 93 , 106014

Winhusen, Theresa; Wilder, Christine; Kropp, Frankie; Theobald, Jeff; Lyons, Michael S; Lewis, Daniel 2020. A brief telephone-delivered peer intervention to encourage enrollment in medication for opioid use disorder in individuals surviving an opioid overdose: Results from a randomized pilot trial. Drug and alcohol dependence, 216 , 108270

Winhusen, Theresa; Wilder, Christine; Lyons, Michael S; Theobald, Jeff; Kropp, Frankie; Lewis, Daniel 2020. Evaluation of a personally-tailored opioid overdose prevention education and naloxone distribution intervention to promote harm reduction and treatment readiness in individuals actively using illicit opioids. Drug and alcohol dependence, 216 , 108265

Wilder, Christine M; Hosta, Daniel; Winhusen, Theresa 2017. Association of methadone dose with substance use and treatment retention in pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder. Journal of substance abuse treatment, 80 , 33-36

6. Tiffany Elizabeth, Wilder Christine, Miller Shannon, and Winhusen Theresa 2016. Knowledge of and interest in opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution among veterans on chronic opioids for addiction or pain. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy. , 23 4, 322-327

Oliva, Elizabeth M; Nevedal, Andrea; Lewis, Eleanor T; McCaa, Matthew D; Cochran, Michael F; Konicki, P Eric; Davis, Corey S; Wilder, Christine 2016. Patient perspectives on an opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution program in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Substance abuse, 37 1, 118-26

Wilder, Christine M; Miller, Shannon C; Tiffany, Elizabeth; Winhusen, Theresa; Winstanley, Erin L; Stein, Michael D 2016. Risk factors for opioid overdose and awareness of overdose risk among veterans prescribed chronic opioids for addiction or pain. Journal of addictive diseases, 35 1, 42-51

Winhusen Theresa, Theobald Jeffrey, Lewis Daniel, Wilder Christine, Lyons Michael 2016. Development and initial testing of a tailored telephone intervention delivered by peers to prevent recurring opioid overdoses (TTIP-PRO). Health Education Research , 31 2, 146-160

Winstanley, Erin L; Clark, Angela; Feinberg, Judith; Wilder, Christine M 2016. Barriers to implementation of opioid overdose prevention programs in Ohio. Substance abuse, 37 1, 42-6

Wilder Christine, Elbogen Eric, Moser Lorna 2015. Fiduciary services for veterans with psychiatric disabilities. Federal Practitioner , 32 1, 12-19

Wilder, Christine M; Winhusen, Theresa 2015. Pharmacological Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant Women. CNS drugs, 29 8, 625-36

Wilder, Christine; Lewis, Daniel; Winhusen, Theresa 2015. Medication assisted treatment discontinuation in pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder. Drug and alcohol dependence, 149 , 225-31

Clark, Angela K; Wilder, Christine M; Winstanley, Erin L 2014. A systematic review of community opioid overdose prevention and naloxone distribution programs. Journal of addiction medicine, 8 3, 153-63

Gierisch, Jennifer M; Nieuwsma, Jason A; Bradford, Daniel W; Wilder, Christine M; Mann-Wrobel, Monica C; McBroom, Amanda J; Hasselblad, Vic; Williams, John W 2014. Pharmacologic and behavioral interventions to improve cardiovascular risk factors in adults with serious mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 75 5, e424-40

Wilder, Christine M; Brason, Fred Wells; Clark, Angela K; Galanter, Marc; Walley, Alexander Y; Winstanley, Erin L 2014. Development and implementation of an opioid overdose prevention program within a preexisting substance use disorders treatment center. Journal of addiction medicine, 8 3, 164-9

Winhusen, Theresa; Wilder, Christine; Wexelblatt, Scott L; Theobald, Jeffrey; Hall, Eric S; Lewis, Daniel; Van Hook, James; Marcotte, Michael 2014. Design considerations for point-of-care clinical trials comparing methadone and buprenorphine treatment for opioid dependence in pregnancy and for neonatal abstinence syndrome. Contemporary clinical trials, 39 1, 158-65

Wilder, Christine M; Swanson, Jeffrey W; Bonnie, Richard J; Wanchek, Tanya; McLaughlin, Laura; Richardson, Jeanita 2013. A survey of stakeholder knowledge, experience, and opinions of advance directives for mental health in Virginia. Administration and policy in mental health, 40 3, 232-9

Busch, Alisa B; Wilder, Christine M; Van Dorn, Richard A; Swartz, Marvin S; Swanson, Jeffrey W 2010. Changes in guideline-recommended medication possession after implementing Kendra's law in New York. Psychiatric Services, 61 10, 1000-5

Gilbert, Allison R; Moser, Lorna L; Van Dorn, Richard A; Swanson, Jeffrey W; Wilder, Christine M; Robbins, Pamela Clark; Keator, Karli J; Steadman, Henry J; Swartz, Marvin S 2010. Reductions in arrest under assisted outpatient treatment in New York. Psychiatric services, 61 10, 996-9

Robbins, Pamela Clark; Keator, Karli J; Steadman, Henry J; Swanson, Jeffrey W; Wilder, Christine M; Swartz, Marvin S 2010. Assisted outpatient treatment in New York: regional differences in New York's assisted outpatient treatment program. Psychiatric services, 61 10, 970-5

Swanson, Jeffrey W; Van Dorn, Richard A; Swartz, Marvin S; Cislo, Andrew M; Wilder, Christine M; Moser, Lorna L; Gilbert, Allison R; McGuire, Thomas G 2010. Robbing Peter to pay Paul: did New York State's outpatient commitment program crowd out voluntary service recipients? Psychiatric services, 61 10, 988-95

Swartz, Marvin S; Wilder, Christine M; Swanson, Jeffrey W; Van Dorn, Richard A; Robbins, Pamela Clark; Steadman, Henry J; Moser, Lorna L; Gilbert, Allison R; Monahan, John 2010. Assessing outcomes for consumers in New York's assisted outpatient treatment program. Psychiatric services, 61 10, 976-81

Van Dorn, Richard A; Swanson, Jeffrey W; Swartz, Marvin S; Wilder, Christine M; Moser, Lorna L; Gilbert, Allison R; Cislo, Andrew M; Robbins, Pamela Clark 2010. Continuing medication and hospitalization outcomes after assisted outpatient treatment in New York. Psychiatric services, 61 10, 982-7

Wilder, Christine M; Elbogen, Eric B; Moser, Lorna L; Swanson, Jeffrey W; Swartz, Marvin S 2010. Medication preferences and adherence among individuals with severe mental illness and psychiatric advance directives. Psychiatric services, 61 4, 380-5

Elbogen, Eric B; Wilder, Christine; Swartz, Marvin S; Swanson, Jeffrey W 2008. Caregivers as money managers for adults with severe mental illness: how treatment providers can help. Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry, 32 2, 104-10

Swanson, Jeffrey W; Swartz, Marvin S; Elbogen, Eric B; VAN Dorn, Richard A; Wagner, H Ryan; Moser, Lorna A; Wilder, Christine; Gilbert, Allison R 2008. Psychiatric advance directives and reduction of coercive crisis interventions. Journal of mental health, 17 3, 255-267

Elbogen, Eric B; Ferron, Joelle C; Swartz, Marvin S; Wilder, Christine M; Swanson, Jeffrey W; Wagner, H Ryan 2007. Characteristics of representative payeeship involving families of beneficiaries with psychiatric disabilities. Psychiatric services, 58 11, 1433-40

Elbogen, Eric B; Van Dorn, Richard; Swanson, Jeffrey W; Swartz, Marvin S; Ferron, Joelle; Wagner, H Ryan; Wilder, Christine 2007. Effectively implementing psychiatric advance directives to promote self-determination of treatment among people with mental illness. Psychology, public policy, and law, 13 4,

Wilder, Christine M; Elbogen, Eric B; Swartz, Marvin S; Swanson, Jeffrey W; Van Dorn, Richard A 2007. Effect of patients' reasons for refusing treatment on implementing psychiatric advance directives. Psychiatric services, 58 10, 1348-50

Hasser, Caitlin; Wilder, Christine 2003. Service and the spin cycle: a women’s health outreach project at a Laundromat. Women’s Studies Quarterly , 31 2, 160-163

Winstanley, Erin L; Clark, Angela; Wilder, Christine M . Response to "Quality Assessment Errors and Study Misclassification Threaten Systematic Review Validity: Community Opioid Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Distribution Programs Review". Journal of addiction medicine, 9 6, 503-4