2003
Blood-Borne Infections and Persons With Mental Illness: Gender Differences in Hepatitis C Infection and Risks Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness
Butterfield MI, Bosworth HB, Meador KG, Stechuchak KM, Essock SM, Osher FC, Goodman LA, Swanson JW, Bastian LA, Horner RD. Blood-Borne Infections and Persons With Mental Illness: Gender Differences in Hepatitis C Infection and Risks Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services 2003, 54: 848-853. PMID: 12773599, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.6.848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C infectionSevere mental illnessHepatitis C seropositivityC infectionMental illnessRisk behaviorsUnprotected sexC seropositivityDrug-related risk behaviorsBlood borne infectionsHigh rateLifetime sexual risk behaviorsUnprotected vaginal sexSexual risk behaviorsGender differencesNeedle sharingRisk factorsNeedle useAnal sexDrug risksSex riskLifetime ratesVaginal sexCocaine useInfection
1996
Why the Urgency for Earlier Diagnosis of HIV Infection in Women?
Parsey K, Livingston E, Butterfield M, Bastian L. Why the Urgency for Earlier Diagnosis of HIV Infection in Women? Medscape Journal Of Medicine 1996, 1: 2. PMID: 9746635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV infectionEarly diagnosisVertical transmissionIntravenous drug abusersShorter median survivalReluctance of cliniciansPublic health standpointPregnant patientsProphylactic therapyMedian survivalFemale patientsWorse prognosisLate presentationPregnant womenTubal ligationHeterosexual contactDisease progressionHomosexual menDrug abusersEarly identificationInfectionHealth standpointWomenDiagnosisSubsequent treatment