2005
Suicidal 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
2001
Mortality, CD4 Cell Count Decline, and Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Seropositive Women: Longitudinal Analysis From the HIV Epidemiology Research Study
Ickovics J, Hamburger M, Vlahov D, Schoenbaum E, Schuman P, Boland R, Moore J, Group F. Mortality, CD4 Cell Count Decline, and Depressive Symptoms Among HIV-Seropositive Women: Longitudinal Analysis From the HIV Epidemiology Research Study. JAMA 2001, 285: 1466-1474. PMID: 11255423, DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.11.1466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusChronic depressive symptomsCD4 cell countHIV-seropositive womenTreatment of depressionDepressive symptomsCell countDisease progressionBaseline CD4 cell countCD4 cell count declineHIV Epidemiologic Research StudyCell count declineCD4 lymphocyte countBaseline viral loadEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleHIV disease progressionHIV Epidemiology Research StudyLongitudinal cohort studyEpidemiologic research studiesImpact of depressionAcademic medical centerSelf-reported CenterCohort studyLymphocyte countCount decline