2023
Co-occurring mental health and drug use experiences among Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals
Watson R, Caba A, Layland E, Simon K, Morgan E, Edelman E, Chan P, Eaton L. Co-occurring mental health and drug use experiences among Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2023, 46: 986-995. PMID: 37407904, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-023-00433-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanics/LatinosDrug useMental healthGender diverse individualsHealth disparitiesCo-occurring mental healthPsychological distressElevated depressive symptomsExtra-medical useDrug use frequencyPerson associationsDrug use experienceImportance of interventionsDepressive symptomsDiverse individualsEffective interventionsAssociationHealthInterventionMinority stressorsDistressUse frequencyIndividualsLatinosOpioidsEfficacy of alcohol reduction interventions among people with HIV as evaluated by self-report and a phosphatidylethanol (PEth) outcome: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
Kane J, Allen I, Fatch R, Scheffler A, Emenyonu N, Puryear S, Chirayil P, So-Armah K, Kahler C, Magidson J, Conroy A, Edelman E, Woolf-King S, Parry C, Kiene S, Chamie G, Adong J, Go V, Cook R, Muyindike W, Morojele N, Blokhina E, Krupitsky E, Fiellin D, Hahn J. Efficacy of alcohol reduction interventions among people with HIV as evaluated by self-report and a phosphatidylethanol (PEth) outcome: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e070713. PMID: 37280036, PMCID: PMC10254608, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useUnhealthy alcohol useSelf-reported measurementsAlcohol reduction interventionsEfficacy of interventionsAlcohol outcomesIndividual participant dataIntervention studiesAlcohol interventionsInformation biasesAdditional ethical approvalParticipants 15 yearsEffective interventionsSystematic reviewTreatment effectsParticipant dataHIV viral suppressionPrimary outcome variableReduction interventionsPooled treatment effectOutcome variablesInterventionInternational scientific meetingsSecondary outcomesViral suppression
2014
Substance use in older HIV-infected patients
Edelman EJ, Tetrault JM, Fiellin DA. Substance use in older HIV-infected patients. Current Opinion In HIV And AIDS 2014, 9: 317-324. PMID: 24824888, PMCID: PMC4175926, DOI: 10.1097/coh.0000000000000069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersSubstance useTreatment optionsHealth consequencesPotential treatment optionStimulant use disorderRelated health consequencesOlder HIVAntiretroviral therapyHIVPatientsBrief counselingHealth outcomesEffective interventionsComplex needsMedicationsDisordersCounseling strategiesInterventionOutcomesTobaccoLife courseOptionsTherapy