Prevalence and Predictors of Medical Mistrust Among African Americans with Serious Mental Illness Receiving Care in an Urban Setting.

Patients with serious mental illness are reported to have a 10-25 year reduction in life expectancy. Medical mistrust may influence their willingness to seek care (Bynum, S. A.

Impact of a Targeted Intervention on Hepatitis C Care Among African Americans With Serious Mental Illness.

Objective: This study aimed to update findings on the continuum of care for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with follow-up data for individuals with serious mental illness and to identify predictors of decisions to decline vaccination.

Methods: The screening, testing, immunization, risk reduction, and referral (STIRR) intervention has been shown to increase testing and immunization rates. Prevalence of HCV diagnoses, HCV continuum of care, and hepatitis A (HAV) and B (HBV) vaccination were evaluated with laboratory results and chart review.

A Narrative Literature Review of the Epidemiology, Etiology, and Treatment of Co-Occurring Panic Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder.

Objective: Panic disorder is a debilitating psychiatric disorder that often co-occurs with substance use disorders. Given the current opioid epidemic, the high reported rates of comorbid panic disorder and opioid use disorder are particularly concerning. In this narrative review, we describe the literature on panic disorder and opioid use disorder co-occurrence.

A Within-Subject Pilot Feasibility Study of a Gambling Specific SBIRT Intervention Delivered in an Urban HIV/Primary Clinic.

Background: Although there are few interventions available to provide screening and brief intervention targeted toward problematic gambling, Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based intervention that has demonstrated effectiveness in reducing gambling behaviors.

Methods: The goal of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary outcomes of a gambling specific SBIRT intervention in a medical setting. Fifteen participants were recruited from an urban HIV/Primary Care clinic to receive the gambling specific SBIRT intervention delivered by 3 clinicians.