2023
Developing non-opioid therapeutics to alleviate pain among persons with opioid use disorder: a review of the human evidence
Oliveira D, Fontenele R, Weleff J, Sofuoglu M, De Aquino J. Developing non-opioid therapeutics to alleviate pain among persons with opioid use disorder: a review of the human evidence. International Review Of Psychiatry 2023, 35: 377-396. PMID: 38299655, PMCID: PMC10835074, DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2023.2229430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid agonist therapyOpioid use disorderNon-opioid analgesicsUse disordersNon-opioid analgesic therapyAlpha-2 adrenergic agonistsMajor public health concernGlial activation inhibitorNon-opioid therapeuticsNovel analgesic strategiesPotential of cannabinoidsPrior opioid exposureOpioid-dependent individualsOpioid-dependent populationsAbuse liability assessmentPublic health concernAnalgesic strategiesAgonist therapyAnalgesic therapyOpioid exposureOUD treatmentPharmacokinetic interactionsGABAergic drugsSignificant morbidityPain types
2017
An Update on the Epidemiology of Major Depressive Disorder Across Cultures
De Aquino J, Londono A, Carvalho A. An Update on the Epidemiology of Major Depressive Disorder Across Cultures. 2017, 309-315. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-6580-4_25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of major depressive disorderMajor depressive disorderAssociation of Major Depressive DisorderIdentification of environmental risk factorsPrevalent public health issueTargeted prevention strategiesCross-sectional epidemiological dataMiddle-income countriesHigh-income countriesPublic health issueInternational epidemiological studiesEnvironmental risk factorsIdentification of vulnerable individualsDepressive disorderPublic health concernEpidemiological researchEmployment statusPoor functional outcomeHealth issuesPrevention strategiesElevated riskEpidemiological studiesHealth concernRisk factorsEpidemiological data