2023
Validation of Two Diagnostic Assessments for Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder for Use by Non‐Clinicians
Di Paola A, Farabee D, Springer S. Validation of Two Diagnostic Assessments for Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder for Use by Non‐Clinicians. Psychiatric Research And Clinical Practice 2023, 5: 78-83. PMID: 37711754, PMCID: PMC10499189, DOI: 10.1176/appi.prcp.20230022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStimulant use disorderUse disordersSevere opioid use disorderMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewDiagnostic assessmentOpioid use disorderDisorder assessmentInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewDSM-IV criteriaHarm reduction interventionsNon-clinical staffTraditional diagnostic assessmentInternal consistencyDSM-5 versionValid measureOpioid dependenceOpioid misuseImmediate treatmentNeuropsychiatric InterviewOpioid epidemicDisorder modulesOverdose deathsReduction interventionsNon cliniciansRapid diagnosis
2018
Risk behaviors and HIV care continuum outcomes among criminal justice-involved HIV-infected transgender women and cisgender men: Data from the Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain Harmonization Initiative
Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Fredericksen RJ, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Cunningham WE, Springer SA, Loeliger KB, Franks J, Christopoulos K, Lorvick J, Kahana SY, Young R, Seal DW, Zawitz C, Delaney JA, Crane HM, Biggs ML. Risk behaviors and HIV care continuum outcomes among criminal justice-involved HIV-infected transgender women and cisgender men: Data from the Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain Harmonization Initiative. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0197730. PMID: 29787580, PMCID: PMC5963777, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV care continuum outcomesCare continuum outcomesContinuum outcomesTransgender womenCisgender menViral suppressionHIV riskCondomless sexRisk behaviorsSexual partnersExchange sexMean percent adherenceCrack/cocaineMultiple sexual partnersRisk reduction interventionsHigh rateHIV continuumHIV infectionPercent adherenceCare outcomesHIVReduction interventionsCocaine useDrug abuseCJ system
2017
Gender Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors Among Persons Involved in the U.S. Criminal Justice System and Living with HIV or at Risk for HIV: A “Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain” Harmonization Consortium
Loeliger KB, Biggs ML, Young R, Seal DW, Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Gordon MS, Altice FL, Ouellet LJ, Cunningham WE, Young JD, Springer SA. Gender Differences in HIV Risk Behaviors Among Persons Involved in the U.S. Criminal Justice System and Living with HIV or at Risk for HIV: A “Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain” Harmonization Consortium. AIDS And Behavior 2017, 21: 2945-2957. PMID: 28188460, PMCID: PMC5552433, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1722-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsHIV risk reduction interventionsHIV-negative participantsHIV-positive womenHIV-positive menMultilevel mixed-effects logistic regression modelSero-discordant partnersMixed effects logistic regression modelsCondomless sexual intercourseRisk reduction interventionsLogistic regression modelsCJ populationsBehavior Assessment ToolHIV transmissionCriminal justice populationsHigher oddsHIVReduction interventionsSexual intercourseLarge-scale studiesBaseline dataInjection equipmentJustice populationsAssessment tool