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A comparison of audio computer-assisted self-interviews to face-to-face interviews of sexual behavior among perinatally HIV-exposed youthCurtis Dolezal
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Unit 15, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
Arch Sex Behav 41:401-10. 2012..We conclude that these more positive reactions to the ACASI interview give that methodology a slight advantage, and boys may disclose more sexual behavior when using computer-assisted interviews...
Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine use, and relationship quality among HIV serodiscordant male couplesCurtis Dolezal
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 31:593-600. 2005..Marijuana use was generally not associated with relationship quality. Alcohol and cocaine use were moderately associated with several indicators of poorer relationship quality...
The reliability of reports of medical adherence from children with HIV and their adult caregiversCurtis Dolezal
New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 15, New York, New York 10032, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 28:355-61. 2003..To compare children's reports of their medication adherence to those of their adult caregivers...
Childhood sexual experiences and the perception of abuse among Latino men who have sex with menCurtis Dolezal
New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 15, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Sex Res 39:165-73. 2002..Negative correlates of CSEOP in adulthood were also explored. Men who considered themselves the victims of CSA differed from those without CSEOP in having more alcohol use, unprotected anal sex, and male sex partners...
Prevalence and change in psychiatric disorders among perinatally HIV-infected and HIV-exposed youthClaude A Mellins
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
AIDS Care 24:953-62. 2012..PHIV + youth were more likely to improve over the observation period. The data underscore the critical need for mental health interventions for both PHIV + and PHIV- youth...
Sexual and drug use behavior in perinatally HIV-infected youth: mental health and family influencesClaude A Mellins
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 48:810-9. 2009....
Psychosocial implications of HIV serostatus disclosure to youth with perinatally acquired HIVE Karina Santamaria
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 25:257-64. 2011..Yet, almost one third was entering puberty without important information regarding their illness. Caregivers need support to address factors impeding HIV disclosure...
Substance use and sexual risk behaviors in perinatally human immunodeficiency virus-exposed youth: roles of caregivers, peers and HIV statusKatherine S Elkington
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, and Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:133-41. 2009..To examine the association between sexual risk behaviors and substance use, as well as the impact of caregiver characteristics and perceived peer norms among perinatally HIV-exposed but uninfected and perinatally HIV-infected youth...
The impact of perinatal HIV infection on older school-aged children's and adolescents' receptive language and word recognition skillsElizabeth Brackis-Cott
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 23:415-21. 2009..Findings highlight poor language ability among youths infected with and affected by HIV, and the importance of educational interventions that address this emerging need...
Sexual negotiation, HIV-status disclosure, and sexual risk behavior among Latino men who use the internet to seek sex with other menAlex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 15, New York 10032, USA
Arch Sex Behav 35:473-81. 2006....
Perceptions of adolescents' sexual behavior among mothers living with and without HIV: does dyadic sex communication matter?Stephanie L Marhefka
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Arch Sex Behav 38:788-801. 2009....
Sexual pleasure and intimacy among men who engage in "bareback sex"Alex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
AIDS Behav 15:S57-65. 2011..HIV-prevention interventions have paid insufficient attention to libidinal drives, a crucial element of psychological functioning...
The use of rectal douches among HIV-uninfected and infected men who have unprotected receptive anal intercourse: implications for rectal microbicidesAlex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Unit 15, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
AIDS Behav 12:860-6. 2008..Given the popularity of pre-coital douching and its frequency, a harmless rectal douche that could deliver a rectal microbicide could have great acceptability...
Sexual orientation in women with classical or non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia as a function of degree of prenatal androgen excessHeino F L Meyer-Bahlburg
New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
Arch Sex Behav 37:85-99. 2008..We conclude that the findings support a sexual-differentiation perspective involving prenatal androgens on the development of sexual orientation...
The role of psychosocial and family factors in adherence to antiretroviral treatment in human immunodeficiency virus-infected childrenClaude Ann Mellins
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, and Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:1035-41. 2004..05) and quality of life (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that efforts to improve children's adherence to complex antiretroviral regimens requires addressing developmental, psychosocial and family factors...
Mental health of early adolescents from high-risk neighborhoods: the role of maternal HIV and other contextual, self-regulation, and family factorsClaude A Mellins
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioural Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 33:1065-75. 2008..To examine the effect of maternal HIV infection, as well as other individual, family, and contextual factors on the mental health of inner-city, ethnic minority early adolescents...
Couple-focused support to improve HIV medication adherence: a randomized controlled trialRobert H Remien
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York 10032, USA
AIDS 19:807-14. 2005..To assess the efficacy of a couple-based intervention to improve medication-taking behavior in a clinic population with demonstrated adherence problems...
Sexual behavior and perceived peer norms: comparing perinatally HIV-infected and HIV-affected youthJose A Bauermeister
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA
J Youth Adolesc 38:1110-22. 2009..Furthermore, friends' sexual activity was associated with sexual intercourse. Prevention programs should strengthen messages addressing peer norms regarding sexuality, as well as address specific issues related to adolescent HIV...
Rates and types of psychiatric disorders in perinatally human immunodeficiency virus-infected youth and serorevertersClaude Ann Mellins
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York 10032, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 50:1131-8. 2009....
Will gay and bisexually active men at high risk of infection use over-the-counter rapid HIV tests to screen sexual partners?Alex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Sex Res 49:379-87. 2012..Technologies that do not interfere with sexual pleasure are likely to be used when available. Studies are needed to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using OTC rapid HIV tests as one additional harm-reduction tool...
Depression symptoms and sexual HIV risk behavior among serodiscordant couplesMark V Bradley
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Unit 15, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, Unit 15, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
Psychosom Med 70:186-91. 2008..The relationship between depression symptoms and sexual risk behaviors within mixed HIV status couples is unknown...
Cybercartography of popular internet sites used by New York City men who have sex with men interested in bareback sexAlex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York 10032, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 18:475-89. 2006..Although some consider bareback sex to represent a failure of HIV prevention, this study suggests that harm reduction strategies may be viable within bareback networks...
Prenatal androgenization affects gender-related behavior but not gender identity in 5-12-year-old girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasiaHeino F L Meyer-Bahlburg
New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032 2695, USA
Arch Sex Behav 33:97-104. 2004....
Comparison of HIV/AIDS-specific quality of life change in Zimbabwean patients at western medicine versus traditional African medicine care sitesTonya N Taylor
Department of Psychiatrics, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 49:552-6. 2008....
Psychiatric disorders in youth with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus infectionClaude Ann Mellins
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, and Columbia University, New York 10032, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:432-7. 2006..This pilot study explores rates and types of psychiatric and substance use disorders, as well as emotional and behavioral functioning in perinatally HIV-infected children and adolescents...
The Recalled Childhood Gender Questionnaire-Revised: a psychometric analysis in a sample of women with congenital adrenal hyperplasiaHeino F L Meyer-Bahlburg
New York State Psychiatric Institute and Dept of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, NYSPI Unit 15, New York, NY 1003, USA
J Sex Res 43:364-7. 2006..We conclude that the first 2 RCGQ-R scales show good psychometric qualities, but that the third scale needs to be further evaluated in a sample that includes women with gender identity disorder...
Gender development in women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia as a function of disorder severityHeino F L Meyer-Bahlburg
NYS Psychiatric Institute Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, NYSPI Unit 15, New York, New York 10032, USA
Arch Sex Behav 35:667-84. 2006..There continues a need for improved instruments for gender assessment...
Development and validation of the pregnancy and infant orientation questionnaireHeino F L Meyer-Bahlburg
New York State Psychiatric Institute, USA
J Sex Res 47:598-610. 2010..This study concludes that this new questionnaire, in addition to its descriptive sections, provides several distinct scales related to desires for child bearing and child rearing and has good psychometric properties...
The role of HIV serostatus disclosure in antiretroviral medication adherenceMichael J Stirratt
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
AIDS Behav 10:483-93. 2006..Interventions to improve ART adherence should address the role of serostatus disclosure by providing patients with skills to maintain adherence in contexts of non-disclosure and to make informed choices regarding selective disclosure...
Brief report: language ability and school functioning of youth perinatally infected with HIVElizabeth Brackis-Cott
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies New York State, Psychiatric Institute Unit 15, 1051 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Pediatr Health Care 23:158-64. 2009..The purpose of this article is to describe the language ability and school functioning of early adolescents with perinatal HIV/AIDS...
"Tell Juliana": acceptability of the candidate microbicide VivaGel® and two placebo gels among ethnically diverse, sexually active young women participating in a phase 1 microbicide studyAlex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
AIDS Behav 16:1761-74. 2012..Users also may want a choice of viscosity. Poor acceptability of vaginal microbicide formulations may result in poor adherence to gel use during efficacy trials and compromise validity of results...
Behavioral risk in early adolescents with HIV+ mothersClaude A Mellins
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, Box 15, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Adolesc Health 36:342-51. 2005..To examine the effect of maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on sexual and drug use risk behavior, delinquency, and general behavior problems in early adolescents...
High Prevalence of Substance Use Among Men Who have Sex with Men in Buenos Aires, Argentina: Implications for HIV Risk BehaviorIVAN C BALAN
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 15, 10032, New York, NY, USA
AIDS Behav 17:1296-304. 2013..22). Findings highlight the need to reduce substance use and sexual risk behavior in this population...
Cognitive outcome of offspring from dexamethasone-treated pregnancies at risk for congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiencyHeino F L Meyer-Bahlburg
NYS Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, NYSPI Unit 15, New York, New York 10032, USA
Eur J Endocrinol 167:103-10. 2012..To test whether dexamethasone (DEX) treatment in pregnancies at risk for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) impairs cognitive functioning in the offspring...
Intention to notify sexual partners about potential HIV exposure among New York city STD clinics' clientsAlex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Program of the New York City Department of Health, New York, New York 10032, USA
Sex Transm Dis 29:465-71. 2002..Partner notification legislation has recently been implemented in New York State...
Use of respondent driven sampling (RDS) generates a very diverse sample of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAlex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e27447. 2011..We describe, the diversity of the recruited sample, from the point of view of sexual orientation, and contrast the different subgroups in terms of their HIV sexual risk behavior...
Variations in microbicide gel acceptability among young women in the USA and Puerto RicoRebecca Giguere
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Cult Health Sex 14:151-66. 2012....
Rectal microbicide acceptability: results of a volume escalation trialAlex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, and Miriam Hospital Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:224-9. 2007....
Awareness and attitudes regarding microbicides and Nonoxynol-9 use in a probability sample of gay menAlex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
AIDS Behav 11:271-6. 2007..HIV-infected men and those who reported UAI showed greater microbicide acceptance...
Recalled sexual experiences in childhood with older partners: a study of Brazilian men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgender personsAlex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 15, New York, NY 10032, USA
Arch Sex Behav 41:363-76. 2012..g., heterosexuals), particularly in countries with different cultural norms concerning sexuality than those prevalent in Europe and the U.S...
Pediatric HIV medication adherence: the views of medical providers from two primary care programsElizabeth Brackis-Cott
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, USA
J Pediatr Health Care 17:252-60. 2003..The purpose of this study was to examine medical providers' views from two primary care programs regarding adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected children...
Use of a rapid HIV home test prevents HIV exposure in a high risk sample of men who have sex with menAlex Carballo-Dieguez
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA
AIDS Behav 16:1753-60. 2012..HT use results in detection of previously unknown infections. Making HT available within networks where high-risk sexual practices are common may be a cost-efficient and effective prevention method...
Are HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex with Men and Who Bareback Concerned About HIV Infection? Implications for HIV Risk Reduction InterventionsIVAN C BALAN
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Unit 15, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA
Arch Sex Behav 42:279-89. 2013..Findings suggest that many MSM who bareback would be amenable to HIV prevention efforts that do not depend solely on condom use...
MDMA ('ecstasy') use, and its association with high risk behaviors, mental health, and other factors among gay/bisexual men in New York CityRobert L Klitzman
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University 1051, New York, NY 10032, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 66:115-25. 2002..g. MSM and community specific interventions) that need to be further explored...
Reliability and validity of two HIV/AIDS-specific quality of life instruments adapted for use in HIV-positive ZimbabweansTonya N Taylor
HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
AIDS Care 21:598-607. 2009..The reliability and validity of most Shona-adapted HAT-QoL and MOS-HIV dimensions suggest that both instruments are likely useful in measuring the QoL of rural, Shona-speaking populations in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, and Botswana...
The female sexual function index: a methodological critique and suggestions for improvementHeino F L Meyer-Bahlburg
NYSPI Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University New York, NY 10032, USA
J Sex Marital Ther 33:217-24. 2007..The recommended solutions should further strengthen the utility and validity of this instrument...
Cognitive and motor development of children with and without congenital adrenal hyperplasia after early-prenatal dexamethasoneHeino F L Meyer-Bahlburg
New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:610-4. 2004..With the methods used, we were unable to document any adverse effects of early-prenatal DEX treatment in the doses recommended for the treatment of pregnancies at risk for CAH on motor and cognitive development...
Behavioral and physical masculinization are related to genotype in girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasiaCatherine M Hall
Royal Manchester Children s Hospital, Manchester M27 4HA, United Kingdom
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:419-24. 2004..Both physical and behavioral masculinization were related to each other and to genotype, indicating that behavioral masculinization is a consequence of prenatal androgen exposure...
The association between caregiver knowledge of antiretroviral therapy regimens and disease parameters among perinatally human immunodeficiency virus-infected childrenOuzama Nicholson
Partners AIDS Research Center, Charlestown Navy Yard, 149 13th St, Fifth Floor, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:1307-8. 2006
Gender role and relationship norms among young adults in South Africa: measuring the context of masculinity and HIV riskAbigail Harrison
Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University, Box 1836, Providence, RI 02912, USA
J Urban Health 83:709-22. 2006..These findings are discussed in relation to previous research on gender, heterosexual interactions and masculinity in this area, as well as the implications for HIV prevention programs...
Men, multiple sexual partners, and young adults' sexual relationships: understanding the role of gender in the study of riskLUCIA F O'SULLIVAN
Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Mazer 100, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
J Urban Health 83:695-708. 2006..Findings are discussed in terms of implications for prevention program targeting young urban adults...
