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Post-traumatic stress disorder among recently diagnosed patients with HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Olley B.O.; Zeier M.D.; Seedat S.; Stein D.J. (2005)

This study examined the prevalence of and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder in recently diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients in South Africa. One hundred and forty-nine (44 male, 105 female) recently diagnosed ...

Sexual risk factors associated with volunteering for HIV vaccine research in South Africa

Smit J.; Middelkoop K.; Myer L.; Seedat S.; Wood R.; Stein D.J.; Bekker L.-G. (2006)

There are few data on how the risk profiles of individuals who volunteer for HIV vaccine research compare to the general population from which participants are recruited. This study contrasts demographic and sexual risk ...

Determinants of unprotected sex among HIV-positive patients in South Africa

Olley B.O.; Seedat S.; Gxamza F.; Reuter H.; Stein D.J. (2005)

This study examined the prevalence of unprotected sex, other sexual risk behaviours, and factors associated with unprotected sex among men and women recently diagnosed with HIV in South Africa. One hundred and forty-nine ...

Validity of the K-10 in detecting DSM-IV-defined depression and anxiety disorders among HIV-infected individuals

Spies G.; Kader K.; Kidd M.; Smit J.; Myer L.; Stein D.J.; Seedat S. (2009)

It has been suggested that an HIV diagnosis may increase the likelihood of mental disorders among infected individuals and that the progression of HIV may be hastened by mental disorders like anxiety and depression. ...

Ethnicity and treatment response in schizophrenia: A comparison of 3 ethnic groups

Emsley R.A.; Roberts M.C.; Rataemane S.; Pretorius J.; Oosthuizen P.P.; Turner J.; Niehaus D.J.H.; Keyter N.; Stein D.J. (2002)

Background: Numerous cultural and ethnic factors may directly and indirectly influence treatment outcome in schizophrenia. The present study compared the response to antipsychotic treatment in 3 ethnic groups of patients ...

Trichotillomania and obsessive-compulsive disorder

Stein D.J.; Simeon D.; Cohen L.J.; Hollander E. (1995)

Trichotillomania, a disorder characterized by repetitive hair pulling, has been only recently systematically investigated. Such research was encouraged by data that showed obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is also ...

Predictors of response to pharmacotherapy with citalopram in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Stein D.J.; Montgomery S.A.; Kasper S.; Tanghoj P. (2001)

Although serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are the medications of choice in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), only 50-60% of patients respond to a single trial of any of these agents. Improved knowledge ...

Citalopram 20 mg, 40 mg and 60 mg are all effective and well tolerated compared with placebo in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Montgomery S.A.; Kasper S.; Stein D.J.; Hedegaard K.B.; Lemming O.M. (2001)

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors appear to be uniquely effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This double-blind, placebo-controlled study was the first trial to assess the efficacy of the most selective ...

Moclobemide is effective and well tolerated in the long-term pharmacotherapy of social anxiety disorder with or without comorbid anxiety disorder

Stein D.J.; Cameron A.; Amrein R.; Montgomery S.A. (2002)

Social phobia (social anxiety disorder) is a highly prevalent and chronic disorder that is associated with significant comorbidity and disability. Despite recent advances in the pharmacotherapy of the disorder, there is a ...

Adjunctive quetiapine for serotonin reuptake inhibitor-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled treatment trials

Fineberg N.A.; Stein D.J.; Premkumar P.; Carey P.; Sivakumaran T.; Vythilingum B.; Seedat S.; Westenberg H.; Denys D. (2006)

Small studies have shown positive effects from adding a variety of antipsychotic agents in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who are unresponsive to treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The evidence, ...