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
2015
Profiles of psychiatric disorders among heroin dependent individuals in Changsha, China
Yang M, Liao Y, Wang Q, Chawarski MC, Hao W. Profiles of psychiatric disorders among heroin dependent individuals in Changsha, China. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 149: 272-279. PMID: 25680517, PMCID: PMC4609506, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.01.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeroin-dependent individualsStructured Clinical InterviewMental health disordersSubstance use disordersLow socio-economic statusMood disordersAxis IDSM-IV-TR Axis II Personality DisordersUse disordersClinical InterviewHealth disordersSocio-economic statusDSM-IV-TR Axis IDSM-IV Axis IPersonality disorderDependent individualsAxis II personality disordersLifetime DSM-IV Axis IBorderline personality disorderDrug rehabilitation centersLifetime disordersPatient EditionPsychiatric disordersLifetime diagnosisRehabilitation settings
2012
Psychiatrist Decision-Making Towards Prescribing Benzodiazepines: The Dilemma with Substance Abusers
Marienfeld CB, Tek E, Diaz E, Schottenfeld R, Chawarski M. Psychiatrist Decision-Making Towards Prescribing Benzodiazepines: The Dilemma with Substance Abusers. Psychiatric Quarterly 2012, 83: 521-529. PMID: 22528141, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-012-9220-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBenzodiazepinesComorbidityDecision MakingDrug PrescriptionsHumansMental DisordersPsychiatrySubstance-Related DisordersWorkforceConceptsMental health centersPrescribing benzodiazepinesHealth centersPublic mental health centersSubstance abuseCommunity mental health centerUse of benzodiazepinesPercent of responsesOutpatient psychiatristsPatient characteristicsUnknown patientsPatient historyCommon reasonPatient useHistory of abuseBenzodiazepinesIllicit substancesSubstance abusersAnonymous surveyPatientsPsychiatristsPsychiatrists' decisionsAbusePrevious studies