Substance abuse and psychiatric disorders in HIV-positive patients: epidemiology and impact on antiretroviral therapy

G Chander, S Himelhoch, RD Moore - Drugs, 2006 - Springer
There is a high prevalence of substance abuse and psychiatric disorders among HIV-
infected individuals. Importantly, drug and alcohol-use disorders are frequently co-morbid …

Uptake and adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy among HIV‐infected people with alcohol and other substance use problems: the impact of substance …

A Palepu, NJ Horton, N Tibbetts, S Meli, JH Samet - Addiction, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We examined the association of substance abuse treatment with uptake, adherence
and virological response to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) among HIV‐infected …

Substance abuse, adherence with antiretroviral therapy, and clinical outcomes among HIV-infected individuals

GM Lucas - Life sciences, 2011 - Elsevier
Substance abuse and addiction are highly prevalent in HIV-infected individuals. Substance
abuse is an important comorbidity that affects the delivery and outcomes of HIV medical …

Substance use: impact on adherence and HIV medical treatment

A Gonzalez, J Barinas, C O'Cleirigh - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2011 - Springer
Substance use is highly prevalent among people living with HIV/AIDS, is often comorbid with
other mental health problems, related to poor HIV medical outcomes, and, is associated with …

Substance abuse treatment in persons with HIV/AIDS: challenges in managing triple diagnosis

R Durvasula, TR Miller - Behavioral Medicine, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Clinical management of HIV must account for the “triple diagnosis” of HIV, psychiatric
diagnosis, and substance use disorders and requires integrated treatment services that …

A systematic review of the impact of alcohol use disorders on HIV treatment outcomes, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and health care utilization

MM Azar, SA Springer, JP Meyer, FL Altice - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are highly prevalent and associated with non-
adherence to antiretroviral therapy, decreased health care utilization and poor HIV treatment …

Affect regulation, stimulant use, and viral load among HIV-positive persons on anti-retroviral therapy

AW Carrico, MO Johnson, JT Moskowitz… - Psychosomatic …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: A substantial minority of HIV-positive individuals have comorbid affective or
substance use disorders, which can interfere with effective medical management. The …

Detrimental effects of continued illicit drug use on the treatment of HIV-1 infection

GM Lucas, LW Cheever, RE Chaisson… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To identify the effects of substance abuse status (active, former, and never) on
utilization of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), medication adherence, and …

Viral suppression and antiretroviral medication adherence among alcohol using HIV-positive adults

SC Kalichman, T Grebler, CM Amaral… - International journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Substance use is a known predictor of poor adherence to antiretroviral
therapies (ART) in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired …

The effect of mental illness, substance use, and treatment for depression on the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected individuals

MK Tegger, HM Crane, KA Tapia, KK Uldall… - AIDS patient care and …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Information regarding the prevalence of mental illness and substance use among HIV-
infected patients and the effect of these problems on HIV treatment is needed. We conducted …