The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on mental health, associated factors and coping strategies in people living with HIV: a scoping review

C Hong, A Queiroz, J Hoskin - African Journal of Reproduction …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures implemented by authorities
have created additional stressors and increased the risk of psychological illnesses among …

Changes in self-reported cannabis use during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

K Mehra, J Rup, JL Wiese, TM Watson, S Bonato… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting mental health and substance use (MHSU)
issues worldwide. The purpose of this study was to characterize the literature on changes in …

Changes in mental health among people with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative and quantitative perspectives

CE Parisi, DS Varma, Y Wang, K Vaddiparti… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
People with HIV (PWH) are at risk for adverse mental health outcomes, which could be
elevated during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study describes reasons for changes in …

Cannabis use, abuse and dependence during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

U Bonnet, M Specka, P Roser, N Scherbaum - Journal of Neural …, 2023 - Springer
The interaction between cannabis use or addiction and SARS-COV-2 infection rates and
COVID-19 outcomes is obscure. As of 08/01/2022 among 57 evaluated epidemiological …

Short-term binge drinking, marijuana, and recreational drug use trajectories in a prospective cohort of people living with HIV at the start of COVID-19 mitigation efforts …

S Meanley, SK Choi, AB Thompson, JL Meyers… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, HIV experts suggested that an increase
in mental health diagnoses and substance use among people living with HIV (PLHIV) may …

Cannabis use in repeated representative cross-sectional studies on Italian adults after the COVID-19 pandemic

A Amerio, C Stival, C Bosetti, G Carreras… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 yielded dramatic
changes in drug consumption. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a representative …

Connecting the dots: substance use disorders and infectious diseases

N Hamler, R Wijesinghe, S Wijesinghe - Journal of Substance Use, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of our global healthcare
system and the importance of scientific research and collaboration. Infectious diseases (IDs) …

Factors associated with medical cannabis use after certification: a three-month longitudinal study

C Zhang, DE Slawek, J Ross, Y Zolotov… - Cannabis and …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: Over the past decade, there has been increased utilization of medical cannabis
(MC) in the United States. Few studies have described sociodemographic and clinical …

Childhood trauma, substance use and depressive symptoms in people with HIV during COVID-19

NP Singh, V Ntlantsana, A Tomita, S Paruk - South African Journal of …, 2024 - ajol.info
Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), substance use, depressive symptoms,
and HIV outcomes in people living with HIV (PLWHIV) have not been comprehensively …

Changes in frequency of cannabis use among people with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-methods study to explore the underlying reasons for change

CE Parisi, Y Wang, DS Varma… - The American Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: People with HIV (PWH) report higher rates of cannabis use than
the general population. It is unclear how cannabis use among PWH has been impacted by …