AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Pence Brian W BW

Publications (24)

An Adapted Friendship Bench Counseling Intervention (FB) to Improve Mental Health and HIV Care Engagement Outcomes Among People Living with HIV (PWH) Who Inject Drugs in Hanoi, Vietnam: Results from the VITAL Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Gaynes Bradley N BN Tran Ha V HV Nong Ha T T HTT Filipowicz Teresa R TR Landrum Kelsey R KR Tran Thuy T T TTT Nguyen Vu Q VQ Verhey Ruth R Nguyen Ha Nhat HN Giang Le Minh LM

Data-Driven Cutoff Selection for the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Depression Screening Tool.

Journal: JAMA network open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Levis Brooke B Bhandari Parash Mani PM Neupane Dipika D Fan Suiqiong S Sun Ying Y He Chen C Wu Yin Y Krishnan Ankur A Negeri Zelalem Z Imran Mahrukh M

Intimate partner violence, depression, hazardous alcohol use, and social support among people with HIV initiating HIV care in Cameroon.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Grimes Kathryn E L KEL Ebasone Peter Vanes PV Dzudie Anastase A Nash Denis D Pence Brian W BW Wainberg Milton M Yotebieng Marcel M Ajeh Rogers R Parcesepe Angela M AM

Factors influencing integration of mental health screening and treatment at HIV clinic settings in Cameroon: a qualitative study of health providers' perspectives.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Grimes Kathryn E L KEL Ebasone Peter Vanes PV Dzudie Anastase A Nash Denis D Wainberg Milton L ML Pence Brian W BW Barrington Clare C Pefura Eric E Yotebieng Marcel M Anastos Kathryn K

The impact of an integrated depression and HIV treatment program on mental health and HIV care outcomes among people newly initiating antiretroviral therapy in Malawi.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Stockton Melissa A MA Udedi Michael M Kulisewa Kazione K Hosseinipour Mina C MC Gaynes Bradley N BN Mphonda Steven M SM Maselko Joanna J Pettifor Audrey E AE Verhey Ruth R Chibanda Dixon D

Adaptation of a Problem-solving Program (Friendship Bench) to Treat Common Mental Disorders Among People Living With HIV and AIDS and on Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Vietnam: Formative Study.

Journal: JMIR formative research

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Tran Ha V HV Nong Ha T T HTT Tran Thuy T T TTT Filipowicz Teresa R TR Landrum Kelsey R KR Pence Brian W BW Le Giang M GM Nguyen Minh X MX Chibanda Dixon D Verhey Ruth R

Stigma experienced by people living with HIV who are on methadone maintenance treatment and have symptoms of common mental disorders in Hanoi, Vietnam: a qualitative study.

Journal: AIDS research and therapy

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Tran Ha V HV Filipowicz Teresa R TR Landrum Kelsey R KR Nong Ha T T HTT Tran Thuy T T TTT Pence Brian W BW Go Vivian F VF Le Giang M GM Nguyen Minh X MX Verhey Ruth R

Prevalence of psychological trauma and association with current health and functioning in a sample of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected Tanzanian adults.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Pence Brian W BW Shirey Kristen K Whetten Kathryn K Agala Bernard B Itemba Dafrosa D Adams Julie J Whetten Rachel R Yao Jia J Shao John J

Factors associated with change in sexual transmission risk behavior over 3 years among HIV-infected patients in Tanzania.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Pence Brian W BW Whetten Kathryn K Shirey Kristen G KG Yao Jia J Thielman Nathan M NM Whetten Rachel R Itemba Dafrosa D Maro Venance V

Changes in Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Predict Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Men Living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Hill Lauren M LM Gottfredson Nisha C NC Kajula Lusajo J LJ Pence Brian W BW Go Vivian F VF Moody James J Maman Suzanne S

Probability of major depression diagnostic classification using semi-structured versus fully structured diagnostic interviews.

Journal: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Levis Brooke B Benedetti Andrea A Riehm Kira E KE Saadat Nazanin N Levis Alexander W AW Azar Marleine M Rice Danielle B DB Chiovitti Matthew J MJ Sanchez Tatiana A TA Cuijpers Pim P

Equivalency of the diagnostic accuracy of the PHQ-8 and PHQ-9: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

Journal: Psychological medicine

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Wu Yin Y Levis Brooke B Riehm Kira E KE Saadat Nazanin N Levis Alexander W AW Azar Marleine M Rice Danielle B DB Boruff Jill J Cuijpers Pim P Gilbody Simon S

The Accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Algorithm for Screening to Detect Major Depression: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.

Journal: Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  He Chen C Levis Brooke B Riehm Kira E KE Saadat Nazanin N Levis Alexander W AW Azar Marleine M Rice Danielle B DB Krishnan Ankur A Wu Yin Y Sun Ying Y

Test site predicts HIV care linkage and antiretroviral therapy initiation: a prospective 3.5 year cohort study of HIV-positive testers in northern Tanzania.

Journal: BMC infectious diseases

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Reddy Elizabeth A EA Agala Chris Bernard CB Maro Venance P VP Ostermann Jan J Pence Brian W BW Itemba Dafrosa K DK Safley Donna D Yao Jia J Thielman Nathan M NM Whetten Kathryn K

The Role of Depression Screening and Treatment in Achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Kulisewa Kazione K Stockton Melissa A MA Hosseinipour Mina C MC Gaynes Bradley N BN Mphonda Steve S Udedi Michael M MM Pence Brian W BW

Validity of an interviewer-administered patient health questionnaire-9 to screen for depression in HIV-infected patients in Cameroon.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  Pence Brian W BW Gaynes Bradley N BN Atashili Julius J O'Donnell Julie K JK Tayong Gladys G Kats Dmitry D Whetten Rachel R Whetten Kathryn K Njamnshi Alfred K AK Ndumbe Peter M PM

Prevalence and predictors of major depression in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Bamenda, a semi-urban center in Cameroon.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  Gaynes Bradley N BN Pence Brian W BW Atashili Julius J O'Donnell Julie J Kats Dmitry D Ndumbe Peter M PM

Feasibility, safety, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of measurement-based care depression treatment for HIV patients in Bamenda, Cameroon.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Pence Brian W BW Gaynes Bradley N BN Atashili Julius J O'Donnell Julie K JK Kats Dmitry D Whetten Kathryn K Njamnshi Alfred K AK Mbu Tabenyang T Kefie Charles C Asanji Shantal S

Mental health and initiation of antiretroviral treatment at enrolment into HIV care in Cameroon under a national "treat all" policy: a cross-sectional analysis.

Journal: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Parcesepe Angela M AM Filiatreau Lindsey M LM Ebasone Peter Vanes PV Dzudie Anastase A Pence Brian W BW Wainberg Milton M Yotebieng Marcel M Anastos Kathryn K Pefura-Yone Eric E Ajeh Rogers R

Prevalence of stressful life events and associations with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder among people entering care for HIV in Cameroon.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Filiatreau Lindsey M LM Ebasone Peter Vanes PV Dzudie Anastase A Ajeh Rogers R Pence Brian W BW Wainberg Milton M Nash Denis D Yotebieng Marcel M Anastos Kathryn K Pefura-Yone Eric E

Psychiatric comorbidity and psychosocial stressors among people initiating HIV care in Cameroon.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Parcesepe Angela M AM Filiatreau Lindsey M LM Ebasone Peter Vanes PV Dzudie Anastase A Pence Brian W BW Wainberg Milton M Yotebieng Marcel M Anastos Kathryn K Pefura-Yone Eric E Nsame Denis D

Coping Strategies and Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders Among People with HIV Initiating HIV Care in Cameroon.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Parcesepe Angela M AM Filiatreau Lindsey M LM Gomez Amanda A Ebasone Peter Vanes PV Dzudie Anastase A Pence Brian W BW Wainberg Milton M Yotebieng Marcel M Anastos Kathryn K Pefura-Yone Eric E

HIV-Related Stigma, Social Support, and Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders Among People with HIV Initiating HIV Care in Cameroon.

Journal: AIDS patient care and STDs

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Parcesepe Angela M AM Filiatreau Lindsey M LM Gomez Amanda A Ebasone Peter Vanes PV Dzudie Anastase A Pence Brian W BW Wainberg Milton M Yotebieng Marcel M Anastos Kathryn K Pefura-Yone Eric E

Prevalence of potentially traumatic events and symptoms of depression, anxiety, hazardous alcohol use, and post-traumatic stress disorder among people with HIV initiating HIV care in Cameroon.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Parcesepe Angela M AM Filiatreau Lindsey M LM Ebasone Peter Vanes PV Dzudie Anastase A Pence Brian W BW Wainberg Milton M Yotebieng Marcel M Anastos Kathryn K Pefura-Yone Eric E Nsame Denis D