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  Development of a tailored, telehealth intervention to address chronic pain and heavy drinking among people with HIV infection: integrating perspectives of patients in HIV care. 

  Palfai, Tibor P.; Taylor, Jessica L.; Saitz, Richard; Kratzer, Maya P. L.; Otis, John D.; Bernstein, Judith A. (2019-08-29)

  BACKGROUND: Chronic pain and heavy drinking commonly co-occur and can infuence the course of HIV. There have been no interventions designed to address both of these conditions among people living with HIV (PLWH), and none ...
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  Examining racial/ethnic minority treatment experiences with specialty behavioral health service providers 

  Galea, Sandro; Delva, Jorge; Redmond, Michelle L. (SPRINGER, 2009-04-01)

  This study investigated whether satisfaction and helpfulness of treatment by mental health service provider is related to race/ethnicity and psychosocial factors. Data from the National Co morbidity Survey-Replication ...
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  Pervasive exposure to violence and posttraumatic stress disorder in a predominantly African American urban community: the Detroit neighborhood health study 

  Goldmann, Emily; Aiello, Allison; Uddin, Monica; Delva, Jorge; Koenen, Karestan; Galea, Sandro; Gant, Larry M. (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011-12-01)

  Exposure to traumatic events is common, particularly among economically disadvantaged, urban African Americans. There is, however, scant data on the psychological consequences of exposure to traumatic events in this group. ...
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  The Effect of Maternal Child Marriage on Morbidity and Mortality of Children Under 5 in India: Cross Sectional Study of a Nationally Representative Sample 

  Raj, Anita; Saggurti, Niranjan; Winter, Michael; Labonte, Alan; Decker, Michele R.; Balaiah, Donta; Silverman, Jay G. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2010-1-21)

  Objective To assess associations between maternal child marriage (marriage before age 18) and morbidity and mortality of infants and children under 5 in India. Design Cross-sectional analyses of nationally representative ...
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  Translational Methods in Biostatistics: Linear Mixed Effect Regression Models of Alcohol Consumption and HIV Disease Progression Over Time 

  Finucane, Mariel M.; Samet, Jeffrey H.; Horton, Nicholas J. (BioMed Central, 2007-9-19)

  Longitudinal studies are helpful in understanding how subtle associations between factors of interest change over time. Our goal is to apply statistical methods which are appropriate for analyzing longitudinal data to a ...
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  Implications of Cannabis Use and Heavy Alcohol Use on HIV Drug Risk Behaviors in Russian Heroin Users 

  Walley, Alexander Y.; Krupitsky, Evgeny M.; Cheng, Debbie M.; Raj, Anita; Edwards, Erika M.; Bridden, Carly; Egorova, Valentina Y.; Zvartau, Edwin E.; Woody, George E.; Samet, Jeffrey H. (Springer US, 2007-5-9)

  Cannabis and heavy alcohol use potentially increase HIV transmission by increasing risky drug behaviors. We studied 404 subjects entering treatment for heroin dependence, in St. Petersburg, Russia. We used the HIV Risk ...
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  Is the Tobacco Control Movement Misrepresenting the Acute Cardiovascular Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke Exposure? An Analysis of the Scientific Evidence and Commentary on the Implications for Tobacco Control and Public Health Practice 

  Siegel, Michael (BioMed Central, 2007-10-10)

  While chronic exposure to secondhand smoke has been well recognized as a cause of heart disease in nonsmokers, there has been recent speculation about the potential acute cardiovascular effects of transient exposure to ...
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  Does Genomic Risk Information Motivate People to Change Their Behavior? 

  Henrikson, Nora B; Bowen, Deborah; Burke, Wylie (BioMed Central, 2009-04-02)

  The recent flood of information about new gene variants associated with chronic disease risk from genome-wide association studies has understandably led to enthusiasm that genetic discoveries could reduce disease burdens ...
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  Brief Screening for Co-Occurring Disorders among Women Entering Substance Abuse Treatment 

  Lincoln, Alisa K; Liebschutz, Jane M; Chernoff, Miriam; Nguyen, Dana; Amaro, Hortensia (BioMed Central, 2006-9-7)

  BACKGROUND. Despite the importance of identifying co-occurring psychiatric disorders in substance abuse treatment programs, there are few appropriate and validated instruments available to substance abuse treatment staff ...
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  Disclosing Intimate Partner Violence to Health Care Clinicians - What a Difference the Setting Makes: A Qualitative Study 

  Liebschutz, Jane; Battaglia, Tracy; Finley, Erin; Averbuch, Tali (BioMed Central, 2008-7-4)

  BACKGROUND. Despite endorsement by national organizations, the impact of screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) is understudied, particularly as it occurs in different clinical settings. We analyzed interviews of ...

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