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Sleep disturbance mediates the association between psychological distress and immune status among HIV-positive men and women on combination antiretroviral therapyDean G Cruess
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, 3815 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 19104 6196, USA
J Psychosom Res 54:185-9. 2003..This study examined the relationship between psychological distress, subjective sleep disturbance and immune status among HIV-positive men and women...- Depression and HIV infection: impact on immune function and disease progressionDean G Cruess
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, 3815 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
CNS Spectr 8:52-8. 2003..This paper will highlight studies examining the prevalence of depression during HIV infection and review some of the evidence examining the impact of depressive symptoms on immune function and HIV disease progression... - Association of depression, CD8+ T lymphocytes, and natural killer cell activity: implications for morbidity and mortality in Human immunodeficiency virus diseaseDean G Cruess
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, 3815 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 5:445-50. 2003.... 
Can we predict daily adherence to warfarin?: Results from the International Normalized Ratio Adherence and Genetics (IN-RANGE) StudyAlec B Platt
MSCE, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 707 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6021, USA
Chest 137:883-9. 2010..Currently, no comprehensive screening tool exists to help providers assess the risk of nonadherence at the time of initiation of warfarin therapy...- Increases in a marker of immune system reconstitution are predated by decreases in 24-h urinary cortisol output and depressed mood during a 10-week stress management intervention in symptomatic HIV-infected menMichael H Antoni
Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
J Psychosom Res 58:3-13. 2005..Here, we tested whether reductions in urinary cortisol output and depressed mood during the 10-week CBSM intervention period mediated its effects on this immune system reconstitution marker at follow-up... - Association of resolution of major depression with increased natural killer cell activity among HIV-seropositive womenDean G Cruess
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Am J Psychiatry 162:2125-30. 2005..This study examined whether improvements in the diagnostic status of major depression are related to increases in NK cell activity among HIV-seropositive women... 
Using the Millon Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic (MBMD) to evaluate the need for mental health services in association with biomarkers of disease status among HIV positive men and womenCaitlin Burbridge
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT 06268 1020, USA
J Clin Psychol Med Settings 18:30-8. 2011....- Stress management and immune system reconstitution in symptomatic HIV-infected gay men over time: effects on transitional naive T cells (CD4(+)CD45RA(+)CD29(+))Michael H Antoni
Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA
Am J Psychiatry 159:143-5. 2002..Changes in immunologic status were evaluated in 25 HIV-infected men randomly assigned to a 10-week stress management intervention or a wait-list control condition... - Neuropsychiatric manifestations of HIV infection and AIDSBenoit Dube
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Psychiatry Neurosci 30:237-46. 2005..This article reviews these clinical issues and the available psychopharmacologic treatment options... - Prevalence, diagnosis, and pharmacological treatment of mood disorders in HIV diseaseDean G Cruess
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Biol Psychiatry 54:307-16. 2003.... - Benefits of adherence to psychotropic medications on depressive symptoms and antiretroviral medication adherence among men and women living with HIV/AIDSDean G Cruess
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA
Ann Behav Med 43:189-97. 2012..Psychotropic medications are commonly used for depressive symptoms among people living with HIV/AIDS... - Patient attitudinal and behavioral factors associated with warfarin non-adherence at outpatient anticoagulation clinicsDean G Cruess
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT 06269 1020, USA
Int J Behav Med 17:33-42. 2010..Warfarin is an anticoagulant effective in preventing stroke, but it has a narrow therapeutic range requiring optimal adherence to achieve the most favorable effects... - Sex differences in associations between psychosocial factors and aberrant crypt foci among patients at risk for colon cancerKatherine E O'Leary
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269 1020, USA
Gend Med 8:165-71. 2011.... - Utility of the Millon Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic (MBMD) to predict adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) medication regimens among HIV-positive men and womenDean G Cruess
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA
J Pers Assess 89:277-90. 2007.... - Attitudes toward direct-to-consumer advertisements and online genetic testing among high-risk women participating in a hereditary cancer clinicGiselle K Perez
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269 1020, USA
J Health Commun 16:607-28. 2011..The findings suggest that women may view DTCA as informational but rely on physicians for help in their decision to undergo testing, and also suggest that cancer history may affect women's acceptance of DTCA and genetic testing... - A case for establishing complicated grief as a distinct mental disorder in DSM-VWendy G Lichtenthal
Department of Psychology, 3720 Walnut Street, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Clin Psychol Rev 24:637-62. 2004..This paper concludes that CG must be established in the current nosology to address the needs of individuals who are significantly suffering and impaired by this disorder... - Psychosocial factors related to the correspondence of recipient and provider perceptions of social support among patients diagnosed with or at risk for malignant melanomaWendy G Lichtenthal
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Health Psychol 8:705-19. 2003..Male partners reported engaging in less emotional expression than female partners. Interventions might incorporate partner participation to resolve misperceptions of support and to foster factors that promote increased support... - Differentiating high-functioning autism and social phobiaKatherine E Tyson
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
J Autism Dev Disord 42:1477-90. 2012..Interdisciplinary, developmentally-oriented research may help extend current approaches to HFA and SP... - Neuropsychopharmacologic treatment of depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders in HIV-infected individualsMartin J Repetto
McKnight Brain Institute, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610 0256, USA
CNS Spectr 8:59-63. 2003..Taken together, there is compelling evidence that psychopharmacologic intervention can improve the quality of life of mentally ill HIV-infected individuals...