2005
Probable Cigarette Dependence, PTSD, and Depression after an Urban Disaster: Results from a Population Survey of New York City Residents 4 Months after September 11, 2001
Arijit N, Sandro G, Jennifer A, Vlahov D. Probable Cigarette Dependence, PTSD, and Depression after an Urban Disaster: Results from a Population Survey of New York City Residents 4 Months after September 11, 2001. Psychiatry 2005, 68: 299-310. PMID: 16599397, DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2005.68.4.299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable posttraumatic stress disorderProbable PTSDCigarette dependenceCigarette useDSM-IV criteriaSubstance-related disordersRandom digit dialingPosttraumatic stress disorderCigarette smokingProbable depressionMore symptomsDrug useStress disorderDepressionDisaster exposureNational surveySymptomsMonthsPopulation surveyDisordersRepresentative sampleNew York CitySmokersSmokingCasesSuicidal ideation among African-American non-injection drug users.
Havens J, Ompad D, Latkin C, Fuller C, Arria A, Vlahov D, Strathdee S. Suicidal ideation among African-American non-injection drug users. Ethnicity & Disease 2005, 15: 110-5. PMID: 15720057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationDrug usersDrug dependenceNon-injection drug usersCommunity-based cohortInterview-administered questionnaireMultiple logistic regressionDrug use historyUse of heroinAfrican American drug usersMedian agePsychiatric comorbidityDepressive symptomsMore drugsSuicidal thoughtsLogistic regressionIdeationAfrican AmericansUse historyParticipantsComorbiditiesCohortSymptomsYearsHeroin
2004
Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo
Ahern J, Galea S, Fernandez W, Koci B, Waldman R, Vlahov D. Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2004, 192: 762-770. PMID: 15505520, DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000144695.02982.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress scoresPosttraumatic stress symptomsSocial supportStress scoresImportant public health effortsEmergency department studyEmergency department patientsMental health 2 yearsTraumatic eventsPublic health effortsLower posttraumatic stress scoresGreater protective effectStress symptomsLow social supportMore traumatic eventsDepartment patientsHigh prevalenceProtective effectHealth effortsHigher posttraumatic stress scoresDepartment studyMental healthWomenPosttraumatic stressSymptoms
2001
Characteristics of injection drug using parents who retain their children
Pilowsky D, Lyles C, Cross S, Celentano D, Nelson K, Vlahov D. Characteristics of injection drug using parents who retain their children. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2001, 61: 113-122. PMID: 11137275, DOI: 10.1016/s0376-8716(00)00130-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersClinical symptomsHIV-positive parentsActive drug useAge 14High-risk practicesHIV statusInjection drugsRetention of childrenDrug usersDrug useAsymptomatic parentsHealth factorsHIVDrug practicesHealth insuranceChildrenPositive parentsCommunity sampleSymptomsRelated behaviorsParentsIllness
1999
Idiopathic chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: a comparison of two case-definitions.
Arpino C, Carrieri M, Valesini G, Pizzigallo E, Rovere P, Tirelli U, Conti F, Dialmi P, Barberio A, Rusconi N, Bosco O, Lazzarin A, Saracco A, Moro M, Vlahov D. Idiopathic chronic fatigue and chronic fatigue syndrome: a comparison of two case-definitions. Annali Dell Istituto Superiore Di Sanità 1999, 35: 435-41. PMID: 10721210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic fatigue syndromeDefinition of CFSFatigue syndromeIdiopathic chronic fatigueNumber of patientsSymptoms of individualsAcute onsetSore throatSymptomatic onsetIdiopathic fatigueChronic fatigueInfectious processEligibility criteriaPatientsSyndromeSymptomsOnsetSignsLymphadenopathyPharyngitisFatigueCasesCriteriaIndividuals