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Implementation of an efficacious intervention for high risk women in Mexico: protocol for a multi-site randomized trial with a parallel study of organizational factorsThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, California 92093, USA
Implement Sci 7:105. 2012..Our protocol will test a 'train-the-trainer' implementation model for transporting the Mujer Segura (Healthy Woman) intervention into community-based organizations (CBOs)...- Reducing harm from HIV/AIDS misconceptions among female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: A cross sectional analysisAngela M Robertson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0680, La Jolla, CA, USA
Harm Reduct J 9:35. 2012..abstract:.. - Identifying the HIV transmission bridge: which men are having unsafe sex with female sex workers and with their own wives or steady partners?Thomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 60:414-20. 2012..To gain insights into bridging behaviors and their correlates among male clients of female sex workers (FSWs)... - Correlates of unprotected anal sex among men who have sex with men in Tijuana, MexicoSergio Barrón-Limón
National Center for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS CENSIDA, Mexico City, Mexico
BMC Public Health 12:433. 2012..This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) in a sample of 260 MSM in Tijuana, Mexico... - Study protocol for the recruitment of female sex workers and their non-commercial partners into couple-based HIV researchJennifer L Syvertsen
Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, 4202 East FowlerAvenue, SOC 107, Tampa, FL 33620 7200, USA
BMC Public Health 12:136. 2012..We provide an overview of our study and specifically focus on the sampling, recruitment, screening, and successful enrollment of high risk couples into a public health study in this context... - Factors associated with drug-related harms related to policing in Tijuana, MexicoTyson Volkmann
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0507, La Jolla, California, 92093 0507, USA
Harm Reduct J 8:7. 2011..abstract:.. - Factors associated with sex in the context of methamphetamine use in different sexual venues among HIV-positive men who have sex with menShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry MC 0680, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 0680, USA
BMC Public Health 10:178. 2010.... - Pathways to HIV risk and vulnerability among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered methamphetamine users: a multi-cohort gender-based analysisBrandon D L Marshall
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV AIDS, St, Paul s Hospital, 608 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
BMC Public Health 11:20. 2011..We sought to assess potential relationships between MA use and individual, social, and structural HIV vulnerabilities among sexual minority (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered) drug users... - HIV risk profiles among HIV-positive, methamphetamine-using men who have sex with both men and womenNadine Nakamura
Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Arch Sex Behav 40:793-801. 2011..This study showed that there were important differences in primary and secondary prevention needs of MSM and MSMW. These findings have implications for both primary and secondary HIV prevention among these high-risk populations... - Methamphetamine use, attitudes about condoms, and sexual risk behavior among HIV-positive men who have sex with menNadine Nakamura
Department of Psychiatry 0680, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Arch Sex Behav 40:267-72. 2011..Addressing methamphetamine-using MSM's attitudes about condoms can serve as a form of harm reduction for those who are not yet ready or willing to discontinue methamphetamine use... - Correlates of obsessive-compulsive disorder in a sample of HIV-positive, methamphetamine-using men who have sex with menShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry 0680, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
AIDS Behav 15:1153-60. 2011..These data suggest the need for increased awareness and understanding of the role that OCD may play in the drug use behaviors and risky sexual practices of methamphetamine users... - Injection drug use as a mediator between client-perpetrated abuse and HIV status among female sex workers in two Mexico-US border citiesMonica D Ulibarri
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
AIDS Behav 15:179-85. 2011..Results suggest the need to address client-perpetrated violence and injection drug use when assessing HIV risk among FSWs... 
Adjunctive psychosocial therapies for the treatment of schizophreniaThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, United States
Schizophr Res 100:108-19. 2008....- Correlates of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and associated high-risk behaviors among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, MexicoThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
AIDS 23:1765-71. 2009..To determine sociodemographic and behavioral correlates of HIV infection among male clients of female sex workers (FSWs) in Tijuana... 
Comparison of sexual and drug use behaviors between female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, MexicoThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, 92093 0680, USA
Subst Use Misuse 41:1535-49. 2006..These preliminary results suggest that risk profiles for HIV/sexually transmitted infection among FSWs in these two Mexico-U.S. border cities differ, suggesting a need to tailor interventions to the specific needs in each city...- Methamphetamine-using HIV-positive men who have sex with men: correlates of polydrug useThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry 0680, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
J Urban Health 82:i120-6. 2005.... - From Don Giovanni to Magic Johnson: methodological conundrums in the measurement of sexual risk behaviorThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla 92093-0680, USA
Ann Behav Med 29:83-5. 2005 - Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection among female sex workers in 2 Mexico-US border citiesThomas L Patterson
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
J Infect Dis 197:728-32. 2008..We examined human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence and correlates among female sex workers (FSWs) in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, 2 large cities on the Mexico-US border... - Development and pilot testing of a new psychosocial intervention for older Latinos with chronic psychosisThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, USA
Schizophr Bull 31:922-30. 2005.... - UCSD Performance-Based Skills Assessment: development of a new measure of everyday functioning for severely mentally ill adultsT L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego 92093 0680, USA
Schizophr Bull 27:235-45. 2001..The UPSA scores correlated highly with those on another performance-based measure. We believe that UPSA would be useful for assessing everyday functioning in severely mentally ill adults... - Efficacy of a brief behavioral intervention to promote condom use among female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, MexicoThomas L Patterson
University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Am J Public Health 98:2051-7. 2008..We examined the efficacy of a brief behavioral intervention to promote condom use among female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico... - Functional adaptation skills training (FAST): a randomized trial of a psychosocial intervention for middle-aged and older patients with chronic psychotic disordersThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry 0680, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Schizophr Res 86:291-9. 2006..This study evaluated a psychosocial intervention designed to improve everyday living skills of middle-aged and older outpatients with chronic psychotic disorders... - Medication management ability assessment: results from a performance-based measure in older outpatients with schizophreniaThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093 0680, USA
J Clin Psychopharmacol 22:11-9. 2002..The measure was related to severity of cognitive impairment, suggesting that adherence may improve with psychotropic and psychosocial interventions that target these deficits... - Reducing the sexual risk behaviors of HIV+ individuals: outcome of a randomized controlled trialThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry 0680, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093 0680, USA
Ann Behav Med 25:137-45. 2003..These findings suggest that a brief intervention can result in large reductions in HIV transmission risks among HIV+individuals, but the relative benefit of one intervention approach over another remains unclear... - Social skills performance assessment among older patients with schizophreniaT L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Schizophr Res 48:351-60. 2001..Bellack, A., Morrison, R., Wixted, J., Mueser, K., 1990. An analysis of social competence in schizophrenia. Br. J. Psychiatry 156, 809--818)... - Measurement of functional capacity: a new approach to understanding functional differences and real-world behavioral adaptation in those with mental illnessThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 0680, USA
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 6:139-54. 2010..Limitations of existing methods of assessing functional capacity are discussed, and future areas of research are suggested... - Life events and sexual risk among HIV-negative, heterosexual, methamphetamine usersShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
J Sex Res 47:355-63. 2010..These data support future research to identify underlying mechanisms that link negative life events to sexual risk taking in this high-risk population... - Sexual risk reduction among HIV-positive drug-using men who have sex with menThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093, USA
J Urban Health 80:iii77-87. 2003..sexual risks be reduced in the context of active drug use? Are different patterns of drug use, or specific drugs, associated with increased risk behavior? How do gender, race, and culture relate to the efficacy of specific interventions?.. - Functional adaptation skills training (FAST): a pilot psychosocial intervention study in middle-aged and older patients with chronic psychotic disordersThomas L Patterson
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093 0680, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 11:17-23. 2003..Developing behavioral interventions to improve functioning of older patients with schizophrenia and other chronic psychoses has the potential to significantly increase the patients' independence and quality of life... - Subjective and objective quality of life in schizophreniaJenille M Narvaez
University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, 9500 Gilman Drive 0851, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Schizophr Res 98:201-8. 2008.... - Psychosocial and behavioral correlates of depressed mood among female methamphetamine usersShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs . 2007..Psychosocial and behavioral factors are discussed in terms of treatment protocols for mood regulation and meth abatement in the target population... - Coping processes and hemostatic reactivity to acute stress in dementia caregiversKirstin Aschbacher
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
Psychosom Med 67:964-71. 2005..It remains to be seen whether interventions that increase approach/problem-solving processes might produce salutary effects among caregiving populations... - Methamphetamine use, impulsivity, and sexual risk behavior among HIV-positive men who have sex with menShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, La Jolla, CA 92093-0680, USA
J Addict Dis 25:105-14. 2006..This suggests that targeting impulsivity in interventions may help reduce sexual risk behaviors in high intensity meth-using HIV-positive MSM... - Methamphetamine-using felons: psychosocial and behavioral characteristicsShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Am J Addict 17:28-35. 2008..Our findings suggest that targeting meth use patterns and motivations, social networks, and sexual risk behaviors of meth-using felons may help to reduce HIV/AIDS transmission in and outside the prison system... - Determinants of real-world functional performance in schizophrenia subjects: correlations with cognition, functional capacity, and symptomsChristopher R Bowie
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Am J Psychiatry 163:418-25. 2006..Assessment of the ability to perform life skills under optimal conditions (i.e., assessment of functional capacity) has been proposed as a means to clarify these relationships... - Predicting schizophrenia patients' real-world behavior with specific neuropsychological and functional capacity measuresChristopher R Bowie
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Biol Psychiatry 63:505-11. 2008..This study examined the different predictive relationships between NP domains, functional competence, social competence, symptoms, and real-world behavior in domains of work skills, interpersonal relationships, and community activities... - Association of negative life event stress with coagulation activity in elderly Alzheimer caregiversRoland von Kanel
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093 0680, USA
Psychosom Med 65:145-50. 2003..We wondered whether negative life stress might affect hemostatic function in caregivers... - Assessing disability in older patients with schizophrenia: results from the WHODAS-IIChristine McKibbin
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0603, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 192:405-13. 2004..The findings offer strong evidence for reliability and some evidence for validity of the WHODAS-II in older patients with schizophrenia... - Health-related quality of life and functioning of middle-aged and elderly adults with bipolar disorderColin A Depp
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92161, and the VA Health Services Research and Development Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 67:215-21. 2006..Remission of bipolar disorder was associated with significant but incomplete improvement in functioning, whereas psychotic and depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment seemed to contribute to lower HRQoLF... - Sexual risk behavior of HIV-positive methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men: the role of partner serostatus and partner typeShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0680, USA
Arch Sex Behav 35:461-71. 2006.... - Family conflict and depression in HIV-negative heterosexuals: the role of methamphetamine useShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Psychol Addict Behav 23:341-7. 2009..Reducing family conflict may be an important first step toward ameliorating depressive symptoms and creating more supportive environments for methamphetamine users who are in urgent need of effective interventions... - Efficacy of a behavioral intervention for increasing safer sex behaviors in HIV-positive MSM methamphetamine users: results from the EDGE studyBrent T Mausbach
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 87:249-57. 2007..This study examined the efficacy of a behavioral intervention for increasing safer sex behaviors in the context of ongoing methamphetamine use in a sample of HIV-positive, methamphetamine-using MSM... - Differences in sexual risk behaviors among male and female HIV-seronegative heterosexual methamphetamine usersW Susan Cheng
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92093 0680, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 35:295-300. 2009..Despite increased awareness and attention towards methamphetamine (MA) use among men who have sex with men (MSM), few studies have examined behaviors and effects of MA use among heterosexual populations... - Dementia severity of the care receiver predicts procoagulant response in Alzheimer caregiversKirstin Aschbacher
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:694-703. 2006..Effect size estimates suggest that such D-dimer increases may have clinical implications, particularly among late-stage caregivers... - Sexual marathons and methamphetamine use among HIV-positive men who have sex with menShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92093 0680, USA
Arch Sex Behav 38:583-90. 2009..In multivariate analyses, use of sildenafil in the past two months was significantly correlated with participation in sexual marathons. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for HIV/STI prevention and intervention... - Functioning and well-being of middle-aged and older patients with schizophrenia: measurement with the 36-item short-form (SF-36) health surveyAndres Sciolla
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093 0680, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 11:629-37. 2003..The SF-36 is a generic outcome measure that provides a profile of functioning in several different domains... - Predictors of safer sex intentions and protected sex among heterosexual HIV-negative methamphetamine users: an expanded model of the Theory of Planned BehaviorBrent T Mausbach
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
AIDS Care 21:17-24. 2009..g., methamphetamine use). Effective interventions for increasing safer sex practices in methamphetamine user will likely include constructs from this model with augmentations to help reduce methamphetamine use... - Binge use of methamphetamine among HIV-positive men who have sex with men: pilot data and HIV prevention implicationsShirley J Semple
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0680, USA
AIDS Educ Prev 15:133-47. 2003..The findings are discussed in relation to drug treatment approaches and the development of behavioral interventions... - Efficacy of a behavioral intervention for increasing safer sex behaviors in HIV-negative, heterosexual methamphetamine users: results from the Fast-Lane StudyBrent T Mausbach
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Ann Behav Med 34:263-74. 2007..The risk of acquiring HIV is particularly high among persons who use methamphetamine, which is often associated with unprotected sex and high numbers of sexual partners... - Ethnic differences in substance use, sexual risk behaviors, and psychosocial factors in a sample of heterosexual methamphetamine usersShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
Subst Use Misuse 44:1101-20. 2009..Limitations and potential applications of these findings to prevention and treatment programs for ethnic minority populations are discussed... - Negative self-perceptions and sexual risk behavior among heterosexual methamphetamine usersShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0680, USA
Subst Use Misuse 40:1797-810. 2005..Findings are discussed in relation to the need for further research into the role of negative self-perceptions as a determinant of sexual risk behavior among methamphetamine users... - Personal mastery is associated with reduced sympathetic arousal in stressed Alzheimer caregiversSusan K Roepke
Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16:310-7. 2008..This study examines the relationship between mastery and sympathetic arousal in elderly caregivers, as measured by norepinephrine (NE) reactivity to an acute psychological stressor... - Sexual compulsivity in a sample of HIV-positive methamphetamine-using gay and bisexual menShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0680, USA
AIDS Behav 10:587-98. 2006..The results suggest that more attention should be focused on sexual compulsivity and its correlates to determine how they may contribute to resistance to sexual behavior change in this high-risk population... - Usefulness of the UCSD performance-based skills assessment (UPSA) for predicting residential independence in patients with chronic schizophreniaBrent T Mausbach
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
J Psychiatr Res 42:320-7. 2008..43, p=.015). The UPSA is a brief measure of functional capacity that predicts the ability of patients with schizophrenia to reside independently in the community... - Perceived behavior of others and AIDS risk behavior among heterosexually-identified methamphetamine usersShirley J Semple
University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0680, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs . 2006..Strategies for addressing negative social influences in the context of sexual risk reduction interventions are described... - Improvement in social competence with short-term atypical antipsychotic treatment: a randomized, double-blind comparison of quetiapine versus risperidone for social competence, social cognition, and neuropsychological functioningPhilip D Harvey
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
Am J Psychiatry 163:1918-25. 2006.... - Using respondent-driven sampling in a hidden population at risk of HIV infection: who do HIV-positive recruiters recruit?Daniela Abramovitz
Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:750-6. 2009..We examined recruitment patterns of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive injection drug users (IDUs) and identified factors associated with being recruited by an HIV-positive IDU in a RDS-based study... - Psychosocial functioning on the Independent Living Skills Survey in older outpatients with schizophreniaDimitri Perivoliotis
San Diego State University University of California San Diego, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA
Schizophr Res 69:307-16. 2004..Information provided by the instrument might be useful to guide rehabilitation efforts and measure functioning changes in response to treatment in this population... - A comparison of registered and unregistered female sex workers in Tijuana, MexicoNicole Sirotin
Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, LaJolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Public Health Rep 125:101-9. 2010..We examined correlates of registration to determine if it confers measurable health benefits... - Motivations associated with methamphetamine use among HIV+ men who have sex with menShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0680, USA
J Subst Abuse Treat 22:149-56. 2002..A variety of treatment approaches are used to describe how client insights into motivations can be used by clinicians to promote change in drug use and sexual risk behavior... - Sleep in spousal caregivers of people with Alzheimer's diseaseChristine L McKibbin
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, CA, USA
Sleep 28:1245-50. 2005..Future work is needed to examine the differences in care practices in caregivers by age and dementia severity. Perhaps more importantly, studies examining the health consequences of shortened sleep in this group are needed... - Correlates of unprotected sex with female sex workers among male clients in Tijuana, MexicoShira M Goldenberg
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA
Sex Transm Dis 37:319-24. 2010..Comparable data on FSWs' clients are lacking. We explored correlates of unprotected sex with FSWs among male clients in Tijuana... - A qualitative exploration of female sex work in Tijuana, MexicoJesus Bucardo
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California 92093-0680, USA
Arch Sex Behav 33:343-51. 2004..These results suggest the need to develop culturally appropriate safer sex interventions for FSWs in Mexican border cities... - An exploration of contextual factors that influence HIV risk in female sex workers in Mexico: The Social Ecological Model applied to HIV risk behaviorsSandra E Larios
San Diego State University University of California San Diego, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA
AIDS Care 21:1335-42. 2009..Understanding the contextual factors associated with condom use among subgroups of FSWs has important implications for the development of HIV prevention interventions... - Predictors of sexual risk reduction among Mexican female sex workers enrolled in a behavioral intervention studySteffanie A Strathdee
Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 51:S42-6. 2009..We determined whether increases in condom use were predicted by social cognitive theory and injection drug user status among women randomized to this intervention... - History of abuse and psychological distress symptoms among female sex workers in two Mexico-U.S. border citiesMonica D Ulibarri
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Violence Vict 24:399-413. 2009..Social support was also significantly associated with fewer symptoms of distress; however, it was not shown to moderate the relationship between abuse history and distress... - Female methamphetamine users: social characteristics and sexual risk behaviorShirley J Semple
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0680, USA
Women Health 40:35-50. 2004..These finding suggest that behavioral interventions should be tailored to the social characteristics of female meth users, and program content should reflect the intertwining of women's sexual experience and meth use... - Methamphetamine initiation among HIV-positive gay and bisexual menNadine Nakamura
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
AIDS Care 21:1176-84. 2009..These findings suggest that methamphetamine initiation among gay and bisexual men is multifaceted, which could have implications for intervention development... - Behavioral interventions for HIV-positive and HCV-positive drug usersSteffanie A Strathdee
Division of International Health and Cross Cultural Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
AIDS Behav 10:115-30. 2006.... - Correlates of injection drug use among female sex workers in two Mexico-U.S. border citiesSteffanie A Strathdee
School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 92:132-40. 2008..To characterize the overlap between injection drug use and sex work by women in Tijuana and Cd. Juarez, situated on the Mexico-U.S. border... - The course of neuropsychological performance and functional capacity in older patients with schizophrenia: influences of previous history of long-term institutional stayPhilip D Harvey
Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
Biol Psychiatry 67:933-9. 2010..The present study examined older outpatients who varied in their lifetime history of long-term psychiatric inpatient stay... - Increased drug use and STI risk with injection drug use among HIV-seronegative heterosexual methamphetamine usersW Susan Cheng
Native American Alliance for Emergency Preparedness NAAEP, California Department of Health Care Services, Davis, CA, USA
J Psychoactive Drugs 42:11-8. 2010..HIV and STI prevention interventions should be tailored according to MA users' method of administration... - Characteristics of female sex workers with US clients in two Mexico-US border citiesSteffanie A Strathdee
School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 0680, USA
Sex Transm Dis 35:263-8. 2008..Quasilegal prostitution in both cities attracts large numbers of sex tourists. We compared FSWs with and without US clients in both cities... - Binge use and sex and drug use behaviors among HIV(-), heterosexual methamphetamine users in San DiegoW Susan Cheng
Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Subst Use Misuse 45:116-33. 2010..HIV prevention efforts should differentiate and address these differences in motivations for MA use and the associated HIV-risk sex and drug use behaviors as key targets for effective intervention... - Sexual risk behavior associated with co-administration of methamphetamine and other drugs in a sample of HIV-positive men who have sex with menShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 0680, USA
Am J Addict 18:65-72. 2009..Implications for further research and possible applications to risk-reduction interventions are discussed... - Cigarette smoking and military deployment: a prospective evaluationBesa Smith
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California 92106 3521, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:539-46. 2008..The current study describes new smoking among never-smokers, smoking recidivism among past smokers, and change in daily smoking among smokers in relation to military deployment... - Measuring cognitive insight in middle-aged and older patients with psychotic disordersPaola Pedrelli
VA San Diego Healthcare System (116B, Psychology Services, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
Schizophr Res 71:297-305. 2004..This instrument is a promising tool for measuring the role of cognitive change in a broad range of patients experiencing psychosis... - The context of sexual risk behavior among heterosexual methamphetamine usersShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry (0680, University of California-San Diego, Clinical Sciences Building, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0680, USA
Addict Behav 29:807-10. 2004..Participants reported an average of 9.4 sex partners over 2 months. The findings are discussed in relation to HIV prevention messages and the development of sexual risk reduction interventions for HIV-negative, heterosexual meth users... - Acute procoagulant stress response as a dynamic measure of allostatic load in Alzheimer caregiversRoland von Kanel
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093 0680, USA
Ann Behav Med 26:42-8. 2003..The acute procoagulant stress response might constitute a dynamic mediator of allostatic load in Alzheimer caregivers... - Persistent versus transient depressive symptoms in relation to platelet hyperactivation: a longitudinal analysis of dementia caregiversKirstin Aschbacher
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, USA
J Affect Disord 116:80-7. 2009..The primary objective was to investigate whether persistent depressive symptoms would relate to elevated platelet activation in response to acute psychological stress over a three-year period... - Determinants of condom use stage of change among heterosexually-identified methamphetamine usersShirley J Semple
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0680, USA
AIDS Behav 8:391-400. 2004..The findings are discussed in relation to the development of sexual risk reduction interventions for heterosexual meth users... - Older adults are less accurate than younger adults at identifying symptoms of anxiety and depressionJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093 9111, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 197:623-6. 2009..These findings suggest that additional efforts are needed to educate the general public, particularly older adults, about anxiety and its symptoms... - Performance-based and subjective measures of functioning in middle-aged and older adults with bipolar disorderColin A Depp
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive 116A 1, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 197:471-5. 2009..Given its relative independence from symptoms, the UPSA may be useful in gauging the effectiveness of rehabilitation for bipolar disorder... - A review of instruments for measuring functional recovery in those diagnosed with psychosisBrent T Mausbach
Schizophr Bull 35:307-18. 2009..More research on existing measures is needed, and greater funding for developing new measures of functional recovery is strongly recommended... - Distribution of sexually transmitted diseases and risk factors by work locations among female sex workers in Tijuana, MexicoMelanie L A Rusch
Division of Global Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Sex Transm Dis 37:608-14. 2010..We examined the spatial distribution of STDs by work venue among FSWs in Tijuana... - Disability and self-management practices of people with bipolar disorder: a web-based surveyColin A Depp
Department of Psychiatry, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0664, USA
Community Ment Health J 45:179-87. 2009..001 level. Given limitations of web-based surveys, our study underscores the substantial negative impact of bipolar disorder, along with the potential of the Internet to enhance the use of self-management strategies... - Polydrug use among IDUs in Tijuana, Mexico: correlates of methamphetamine use and route of administration by genderMelanie L Rusch
Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 0507, USA
J Urban Health 86:760-75. 2009..Routes of administration differed by gender and subgroup which has important implications for tailoring harm reduction interventions and drug abuse treatment... - Association between chronic caregiving stress and impaired endothelial function in the elderlyBrent T Mausbach
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093 0680, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 55:2599-606. 2010..We examined the relationship between chronic caregiving stress and endothelial function... - Medical conditions and depressive, anxiety, and somatic symptoms in older adults with and without generalized anxiety disorderJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, USA
Aging Ment Health 14:764-8. 2010..The objective of this study was to examine medical illness and anxiety, depressive, and somatic symptoms in older medical patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)... - Quality of life in geriatric generalized anxiety disorder: a preliminary investigationJulie Loebach Wetherell
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcase System, 9500 Gilman Drive, Dept 0603V, La Jolla, CA 92093 0603, USA
J Psychiatr Res 38:305-12. 2004..To examine the impact of late-life generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) on health-related quality of life... - Modular psychotherapy for anxiety in older primary care patientsJulie Loebach Wetherell
Psychiatry Department, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 9116, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:483-92. 2009..To develop and test a modular psychotherapy protocol in older primary care patients with anxiety disorders... - Physical and mental health-related quality of life among older people with schizophreniaDavid P Folsom
University of California, San Diego, VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
Schizophr Res 108:207-13. 2009..The objective of this study was to examine the relationship of age to both mental and physical aspects of HRQoL in individuals with schizophrenia as compared to normal comparison subjects (NCs)... - Beyond the global assessment of functioning: learning from Virginia ApgarJoel E Dimsdale
correspondence and M D, Dept of Psychiatry, Univ of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093 0804, USA
Psychosomatics 51:515-9. 2010..The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale is widely used in psychiatry, yet it has certain drawbacks... - Mobile interventions for severe mental illness: design and preliminary data from three approachesColin A Depp
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 198:715-21. 2010..Therefore, mobile devices seem feasible and acceptable in augmenting psychosocial interventions for severe mental illness, with future research in establishing efficacy, cost effectiveness, and ethical and safety protocols... - Specificity of cognitive and behavioral variables to positive and negative affectBrent T Mausbach
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
Behav Res Ther 47:608-15. 2009..If confirmed, the findings suggest the utility of focusing interventions on each of these components in the management of depressive symptoms... - Effects of chronic stress on memory decline in cognitively normal and mildly impaired older adultsGuerry M Peavy
UCSD Shiley Marcos Alzheimer s Disease Research Center, University of California San Diego, 8950 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Am J Psychiatry 166:1384-91. 2009..The authors sought to determine the prospective association between subjective and objective measures of chronic stress and rate of memory decline in cognitively normal and mildly impaired older adults... - Heterogeneity in functional status among older outpatients with schizophrenia: employment history, living situation, and drivingBarton W Palmer
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 92161, USA
Schizophr Res 55:205-15. 2002..These findings counter notions that functional impairment is inevitable in older schizophrenia patients, and highlight the importance of assessment of functional skills and possibly targeting them as a treatment focus... - Effects of placement and bereavement on psychological well-being and cardiovascular risk in Alzheimer's caregivers: a longitudinal analysisBrent T Mausbach
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0680, USA
J Psychosom Res 62:439-45. 2007..We examined the impact of Alzheimer caregiver transitions (i.e., placement and bereavement) on psychological outcomes and on plasma D-dimer levels, an end product of the coagulation cascade associated with increased cardiovascular risk... - Sleep disturbance, norepinephrine, and D-dimer are all related in elderly caregivers of people with Alzheimer diseaseBrent T Mausbach
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093 0682, USA
Sleep 29:1347-52. 2006..In this study, we examined if sleep disturbance of elderly caregivers was associated with physiologic markers of cardiovascular risk, including plasma norepinephrine, epinephrine, and the hemostasis marker D-dimer... - Complex emergencies, HIV, and substance use: no "big easy" solutionSteffanie A Strathdee
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA
Subst Use Misuse 41:1637-51. 2006 - Club drugs as causal risk factors for HIV acquisition among men who have sex with men: a reviewLydia N Drumright
Antiviral Research Center, University of California, San Diego, 92103, USA
Subst Use Misuse 41:1551-601. 2006..Using Hill's criteria to examine club drugs as causal risk factors for HIV, we found the most evidence for methamphetamine and volatile nitrites; however, more studies are needed...
Research Grants
- Validating Assessments of Real-World OutcomeThomas Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Reducing HIV/STD risk, methamphetamine use, and depression among heterosexualsThomas Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Behavior Change and Maintenance Intervention for HIV+ MSM Methamphetamine UsersThomas Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2007..g., binge use, injection, polydrug use) and key psychosocial factors (e.g., sexual compulsivity, experiences of abuse) will be explored. ..
- Intervention for Female Workers in MexicoThomas Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2007..Subgroup differences in the effectiveness of the intervention based on social, contextual, and interpersonal factors will be explored. ..
- Behavior Change and Maintenance Intervention for HIV+ MSM Methamphetamine UsersThomas Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2007..g., binge use,injection, polydrug use) and key psychosocial factors (e.g., sexual compulsivity, experiences of abuse) will be explored. ..
- Behavior Change and Maintenance Intervention for HIV+ MSM Methamphetamine UsersThomas Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2009..g., binge use, injection, polydrug use) and key psychosocial factors (e.g., sexual compulsivity, experiences of abuse) will be explored. ..
- Validating Assessments of Real-World OutcomeThomas Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Reducing HIV/STD risk, methamphetamine use, and depression among heterosexualsThomas Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Behavior Change and Maintenance Intervention for HIV+ MSM Methamphetamine UsersThomas L Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2010..g., binge use, injection, polydrug use) and key psychosocial factors (e.g., sexual compulsivity, experiences of abuse) will be explored. ..
- Safer sex intervention for male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, MexicoThomas L Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Validating Assessments of Real-World OutcomeThomas L Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Implementation of an efficacious intervention for High Risk Women in MexicoTHOMAS L contact PATTERSON; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- HIV/STD Risk Reduction and Maintenance in At-Risk PeopleThomas Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2005..Subgroup differences in the effectiveness of the intervention based on individual factors (e.g.,ethnicity, gender) and psychosocial factors (e.g., readiness for change) will be explored. ..
- Functional Skills Training For Late Life SchizophreniaThomas Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2005..Data will allow us to determine short-term effects of our intervention, effectiveness of maintenance sessions, and post-intervention duration of treatment effects. ..
- Behavior Change and Maintenance Intervention for HIV+ MSM Methamphetamine UsersThomas L Patterson; Fiscal Year: 2010..g., binge use, injection, polydrug use) and key psychosocial factors (e.g., sexual compulsivity, experiences of abuse) will be explored. ..