2017
Design and implementation of a factorial randomized controlled trial of methadone maintenance therapy and an evidence-based behavioral intervention for incarcerated people living with HIV and opioid dependence in Malaysia
Bazazi AR, Wickersham JA, Wegman MP, Culbert GJ, Pillai V, Shrestha R, Al-Darraji H, Copenhaver MM, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Design and implementation of a factorial randomized controlled trial of methadone maintenance therapy and an evidence-based behavioral intervention for incarcerated people living with HIV and opioid dependence in Malaysia. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2017, 59: 1-12. PMID: 28479216, PMCID: PMC5557499, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2017.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance therapyHIV transmission risk behaviorsMaintenance therapyTransmission risk behaviorsEvidence-based behavioral interventionsOpioid dependencePoor HIV treatment outcomesRisk behaviorsBehavioral interventionsHIV treatment outcomesProspective clinical trialsEvidence-based treatmentsHealth-related outcomesOpioid useTreatment receiptClinical trialsTreatment outcomesIncarcerated peopleTherapyStudy participantsFactorial trialHIVTrialsInterventionOutcomes
2014
A comparison of psychiatric diagnoses among HIV-infected prisoners receiving combination antiretroviral therapy and transitioning to the community
Di Paola A, Altice FL, Powell ML, Trestman RL, Springer SA. A comparison of psychiatric diagnoses among HIV-infected prisoners receiving combination antiretroviral therapy and transitioning to the community. Health & Justice 2014, 2: 11. PMID: 25606368, PMCID: PMC4297667, DOI: 10.1186/s40352-014-0011-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical recordsHIV transmission risk behaviorsMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewCohort of PLWHAPrevalence of PDCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral treatment adherenceTransmission risk behaviorsInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewPsychiatric assessment toolsRetrospective data analysisObjective screening toolHIV/AIDSAntiretroviral therapyTreatment adherenceNeuropsychiatric InterviewHigh prevalencePsychiatric diagnosisPLWHARisk behaviorsPD assessmentPD diagnosisUniform screeningScreening toolHealthy outcomes