2017
Lower Frailty Is Associated with Successful Cognitive Aging Among Older Adults with HIV
Wallace LM, Ferrara M, Brothers TD, Garlassi S, Kirkland SA, Theou O, Zona S, Mussini C, Moore D, Rockwood K, Guaraldi G. Lower Frailty Is Associated with Successful Cognitive Aging Among Older Adults with HIV. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2017, 33: 157-163. PMID: 27869500, PMCID: PMC5335777, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2016.0189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuccessful cognitive agingFrailty indexModena HIV Metabolic ClinicPlasma HIV viral loadOlder adultsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV viral loadLower frailty indexHIV-Associated NonAverage chronologic ageCross-sectional analysisCognitive agingHANA conditionsAntiretroviral therapyViral loadAIDS conditionsMetabolic clinicLower frailtyFunctional impairmentClinical dataNeurocognitive disordersNumber of deficitsSCA participantsChronologic ageHIV
2014
The Syndemic Illness of HIV and Trauma: Implications for a Trauma-Informed Model of Care
Brezing C, Ferrara M, Freudenreich O. The Syndemic Illness of HIV and Trauma: Implications for a Trauma-Informed Model of Care. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2014, 56: 107-118. PMID: 25597836, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2014.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionTrauma-informed careHigh-risk HIV behaviorTrauma-Informed ModelCochrane Review databasesHIV risk behaviorsPrimary clinical researchIntimate partner violenceTreatment of peopleRates of traumaNegative health consequencesPosttraumatic stress disorderPoor HIVPoor adherencePractice guidelinesHIV behaviorsHIVHealth outcomesPosttraumatic sequelaeReviews databasesInfectionPoor healthClinical researchHealth consequencesStress disorderThe concomitant use of second-generation antipsychotics and long-term antiretroviral therapy may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk
Ferrara M, Umlauf A, Sanders C, Meyer JM, McCutchan J, Duarte N, Atkinson J, Grant I, Ellis RJ, Group T. The concomitant use of second-generation antipsychotics and long-term antiretroviral therapy may be associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Psychiatry Research 2014, 218: 201-208. PMID: 24794030, PMCID: PMC4082695, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond-generation antipsychoticsBody mass indexAntiretroviral therapyCardiovascular riskMultivariable modelExact testUse of SGAsHIV Neurobehavioral Research ProgramLong-term antiretroviral therapyHigher body mass indexHigher mean triglyceridesMetabolic syndrome componentsHuman immunodeficiency virusDiabetes mellitus incidenceLogistic multivariable modelFisher's exact testMean triglyceridesMetabolic complicationsHIV diseaseSerum lipidsSyndrome componentsArterial pressureMedication combinationsMass indexImmunodeficiency virus