2017
Psychiatric symptoms, quality of life, and HIV status among people using opioids in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Desrosiers A, Blokhina E, Krupitsky E, Zvartau E, Schottenfeld R, Chawarski M. Psychiatric symptoms, quality of life, and HIV status among people using opioids in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 172: 60-65. PMID: 28130990, PMCID: PMC5408353, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeOpioid use disorderPsychiatric symptomsUse disordersCo-occurring opioid use disordersBaseline psychiatric symptomsPsychiatric symptom presentationsWorld Health Organization QualityPsychiatric symptom profilesRandomized clinical trialsHealth Organization QualityPsychiatric symptom levelsLife indicatorsHIV individualsHIV infectionNaltrexone treatmentHIV statusBrief Symptom InventoryOutpatient treatmentClinical trialsDrug treatmentLife-BREFBSI anxietyOrganization QualitySymptom profiles
2014
Profiles of psychiatric symptoms among amphetamine type stimulant and ketamine using inpatients in Wuhan, China
Zhang Y, Xu Z, Zhang S, Desrosiers A, Schottenfeld RS, Chawarski MC. Profiles of psychiatric symptoms among amphetamine type stimulant and ketamine using inpatients in Wuhan, China. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2014, 53: 99-102. PMID: 24613031, PMCID: PMC4004368, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScalePsychiatric symptomsAmphetamine-type stimulantsKetamine groupKetamine useAnxiety depressionInpatient psychiatry wardUrine toxicology screenProportion of participantsPsychiatric Rating ScaleLower scoresWard admissionToxicology screenClinical recordsPsychiatry wardInpatient treatmentHigher scoresPrimary drugATS useBPRS subscalesMajor drug problemStudy participantsKetamineSymptomsATS users