Trauma, mental health, distrust, and stigma among HIV-positive persons: implications for effective care

K Whetten, S Reif, R Whetten… - Psychosomatic …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Individuals living with HIV often have complicated histories, including negative experiences
such as traumatic events, mental illness, and stigma. As the medical community in the …

Substance abuse treatment in persons with HIV/AIDS: challenges in managing triple diagnosis

R Durvasula, TR Miller - Behavioral Medicine, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Clinical management of HIV must account for the “triple diagnosis” of HIV, psychiatric
diagnosis, and substance use disorders and requires integrated treatment services that …

Substance use among HIV-infected patients engaged in primary care in the United States: findings from the Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical …

MJ Mimiaga, SL Reisner, C Grasso… - … journal of public …, 2013 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. The purpose of this study was to better understand substance use behaviors and
deleterious health consequences among individuals with HIV. Methods. We examined a …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and characteristics of chronic pain in a community-based cohort of indigent adults living with HIV infection

C Miaskowski, JM Penko, D Guzman, JE Mattson… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Pain is common among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), but little is known about
chronic pain in socioeconomically disadvantaged HIV-infected populations with high rates of …

Prevalence and factors associated with hazardous alcohol use among persons living with HIV across the US in the current era of antiretroviral treatment

HM Crane, ME McCaul, G Chander, H Hutton… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
Hazardous alcohol use is associated with detrimental health outcomes among persons
living with HIV (PLWH). We examined the prevalence and factors associated with hazardous …

Barriers to accessing HIV/AIDS care in North Carolina: rural and urban differences

S Reif, CE Golin, SR Smith - AIDS care, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Many HIV-positive individuals face multiple barriers to care and therefore frequently
experience unmet medical and support services needs. Rural areas often lack the …

Prevalence, comorbidity, and correlates of psychiatric and substance use disorders and associations with HIV risk behaviors in a multisite cohort of women living with …

JA Cook, JK Burke-Miller, PJ Steigman, RM Schwartz… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
Abstract We used the World Health Organization's Composite International Diagnostic
Interview to determine the prevalence, comorbidity, and correlates of lifetime and 12-month …

HIV infection and AIDS in the Deep South

S Reif, KL Geonnotti, K Whetten - American journal of …, 2006 - ajph.aphapublications.org
We examine epidemiological and demographic data documenting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in
the Deep South region of the United States. These data document substantial increases in …

Adherence to antiretroviral medications and medical care in HIV-infected adults diagnosed with mental and substance abuse disorders

CA Mellins, JF Havens, C McDonnell, C Lichtenstein… - AIDS care, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral medications (ARVs)
in an HIV-infected population at high risk for non-adherence: individuals living with …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of a WeChat-based intervention (Run4Love) on depressive symptoms among people living with HIV in China: randomized controlled trial

Y Guo, YA Hong, W Cai, L Li, Y Hao, J Qiao… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background People living with HIV (PLWH) have high rates of depressive symptoms.
However, only a few effective mental health interventions exist for this vulnerable population …