AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Safren Steven A SA

Publications (28)

Increases in employment over six months following Khanya: A secondary analysis of a pilot randomized controlled trial of a peer-delivered behavioral intervention for substance use and HIV medication adherence in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: The International journal on drug policy

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Belus Jennifer M JM Regenauer Kristen S KS Lu Thanh T Murphy Sean M SM Rose Alexandra L AL Ochieng Yvonne Akinyi YA Joska John J Majokweni Sybil S Andersen Lena S LS Myers Bronwyn B

A systematic comparison of additive and interaction approaches to modeling the effects of syndemic problems on HIV outcomes in South Africa.

Journal: Journal of behavioral medicine

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Lee Jasper S JS Bainter Sierra A SA Tsai Alexander C AC Andersen Lena S LS Stanton Amelia M AM Magidson Jessica F JF Kagee Ashraf A May Julian J Joska John A JA O'Cleirigh Conall C

Psychosocial predictors of non-adherence and treatment failure in a large scale multi-national trial of antiretroviral therapy for HIV: data from the ACTG A5175/PEARLS trial.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Safren Steven A SA Biello Katie B KB Smeaton Laura L Mimiaga Matthew J MJ Walawander Ann A Lama Javier R JR Rana Aadia A Nyirenda Mulinda M Kayoyo Virginia M VM Samaneka Wadzanai W

Quality of life among HIV-infected individuals failing first-line antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Torres Thiago S TS Harrison Linda J LJ La Rosa Alberto M AM Lavenberg Jeffrey A JA Zheng Lu L Safren Steven A SA Ngongondo McNeil M Poongulali Selvamuthu S Matoga Mitch M Samaneka Wadzanai W

Task-sharing with lay counsellors to deliver a stepped care intervention to improve depression, antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression in people living with HIV: a study protocol for the TENDAI randomised controlled trial.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Abas Melanie M Mangezi Walter W Nyamayaro Primrose P Jopling Rebecca R Bere Tarisai T McKetchnie Samantha M SM Goldsmith Kimberley K Fitch Calvin C Saruchera Emily E Muronzie Thabani T

The factor structure and presentation of depression among HIV-positive adults in Uganda.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Psaros Christina C Haberer Jessica E JE Boum Yap Y Tsai Alexander C AC Martin Jeffrey N JN Hunt Peter W PW Bangsberg David R DR Safren Steven A SA

Quality of life among individuals with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy in diverse resource-limited areas of the world.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Safren Steven A SA Hendriksen Ellen S ES Smeaton Laura L Celentano David D DD Hosseinipour Mina C MC Barnett Ronald R Guanira Juan J Flanigan Timothy T Kumarasamy N N Klingman Karin K

Mapping a Syndemic of Psychosocial Risks During Pregnancy Using Network Analysis.

Journal: International journal of behavioral medicine

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Choi Karmel W KW Smit Jenni A JA Coleman Jessica N JN Mosery Nzwakie N Bangsberg David R DR Safren Steven A SA Psaros Christina C

"Someone who is in this thing that I am suffering from": The role of peers and other facilitators for task sharing substance use treatment in South African HIV care.

Journal: The International journal on drug policy

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Magidson Jessica F JF Joska John A JA Regenauer Kristen S KS Satinsky Emily E Andersen Lena S LS Seitz-Brown C J CJ Borba Christina P C CPC Safren Steven A SA Myers Bronwyn B

Nurse-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adherence and Depression Among People Living With HIV (the Ziphamandla Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal: JMIR research protocols

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Authors & Co-authors:  Joska John A JA Andersen Lena S LS Smith-Alvarez Rosana R Magidson Jessica J Lee Jasper S JS O'Cleirigh Conall C Safren Steven A SA

Project Khanya: a randomized, hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a peer-delivered behavioral intervention for ART adherence and substance use in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: Implementation science communications

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Magidson Jessica F JF Joska John A JA Myers Bronwyn B Belus Jennifer M JM Regenauer Kristen S KS Andersen Lena S LS Majokweni Sybil S O'Cleirigh Conall C Safren Steven A SA

Correction: Nurse-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adherence and Depression Among People Living With HIV (the Ziphamandla Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal: JMIR research protocols

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Joska John A JA Andersen Lena S LS Smith-Alvarez Rosana R Magidson Jessica J Lee Jasper S JS O'Cleirigh Conall C Safren Steven A SA

Tobacco Use and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Individuals with Depression Who Are Receiving Treatment for HIV in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: International journal of behavioral medicine

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Stanton Amelia M AM Lee Jasper S JS Wirtz Megan R MR Andersen Lena S LS Joska John J Safren Steven A SA van Zyl-Smit Richard R O'Cleirigh Conall C

Improving Detection of Depression in People Living with HIV: Psychometric Properties of the South African Depression Scale (SADS).

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Andersen Lena Skovgaard LS Saal Wylene W Joska John A JA Safren Steven A SA Bantjes Jason J O'Cleirigh Conall C Witten Jade A JA Lee Jasper S JS Kagee Ashraf A

Project Khanya: results from a pilot randomized type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a peer-delivered behavioural intervention for ART adherence and substance use in HIV care in South Africa.

Journal: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Magidson Jessica F JF Joska John A JA Belus Jennifer M JM Andersen Lena S LS Regenauer Kristen S KS Rose Alexandra L AL Myers Bronwyn B Majokweni Sybil S O'Cleirigh Conall C Safren Steven A SA

Treating depression and improving adherence in HIV care with task-shared cognitive behavioural therapy in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Safren Steven A SA O'Cleirigh Conall C Andersen Lena S LS Magidson Jessica F JF Lee Jasper S JS Bainter Sierra A SA Musinguzi Nicholas N Simoni Jane J Kagee Ashraf A Joska John A JA

Cognitive performance in a South African cohort of people with HIV and comorbid major depressive disorder.

Journal: Journal of neurovirology

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Dreyer Anna J AJ Nightingale Sam S Andersen Lena S LS Lee Jasper S JS Gouse Hetta H Safren Steven A SA O'Cleirigh Conall C Thomas Kevin G F KGF Joska John J

Adapting a Behavioral Intervention for Alcohol Use and HIV Medication Adherence for Lay Counselor Delivery in Cape Town, South Africa: A Case Series.

Journal: Cognitive and behavioral practice

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Belus Jennifer M JM Rose Alexandra L AL Andersen Lena S LS Ciya Nonceba N Joska John A JA Myers Bronwyn B Safren Steven A SA Magidson Jessica F JF

Intersecting Relationships of Psychosocial and Structural Syndemic Problems Among People with HIV in South Africa: Using Network Analysis to Identify Influential Problems.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Lee Jasper S JS Bainter Sierra A SA Tsai Alexander C AC Andersen Lena S LS Stanton Amelia M AM Magidson Jessica F JF Kagee Ashraf A Joska John A JA O'Cleirigh Conall C Safren Steven A SA

Patient and provider perceptions of a peer-delivered intervention ('') to improve anti-retroviral adherence and substance use in South Africa: a mixed methods analysis.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Rose Alexandra L AL Belus Jennifer M JM Hines Abigail C AC Barrie Issmatu I Regenauer Kristen S KS Andersen Lena S LS Joska John A JA Ciya Nonceba N Ndamase Sibabalwe S Myers Bronwyn B

Cognitive Performance, as well as Depression, Alcohol Use, and Gender, predict Anti-Retroviral Therapy Adherence in a South African Cohort of People with HIV and Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Dreyer Anna J AJ Nightingale Sam S Andersen Lena S LS Lee Jasper S JS Gouse Hetta H Safren Steven A SA O'Cleirigh Conall C Thomas Kevin G F KGF Joska John J

The Clinical Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Clinic-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for People With HIV, Depression, and Virologic Failure in South Africa.

Journal: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Gandhi Aditya R AR Hyle Emily P EP Scott Justine A JA Lee Jasper S JS Shebl Fatma M FM Joska John A JA Andersen Lena S LS O'Cleirigh Conall C Safren Steven A SA Freedberg Kenneth A KA

Sex Differences in the Cognitive Performance of a South African Cohort of People With HIV and Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder.

Journal: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Dreyer Anna J AJ Nightingale Sam S Andersen Lena S LS Lee Jasper S JS Gouse Hetta H Safren Steven A SA O'Cleirigh Conall C Thomas Kevin G F KGF Joska John A JA

The salience of structural barriers and behavioral health problems to ART adherence in people receiving HIV primary care in South Africa.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Safren Steven A SA Lee Jasper S JS Andersen Lena S LS Stanton Amelia M AM Kagee Ashraf A Kirakosian Norik N O'Cleirigh Conall C Joska John A JA

Massachusetts General Hospital Global Psychiatric Clinical Research Training Program: A New Fellowship in Global Mental Health.

Journal: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Magidson Jessica F JF Stevenson Anne A Ng Lauren C LC Hock Rebecca S RS Borba Christina P C CP Namey Leah Beth LB Carney Julia J Joska John A JA Kagee Ashraf A Fekadu Abebaw A

Proposed Training Areas for Global Mental Health Researchers.

Journal: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Ng Lauren C LC Magidson Jessica F JF Hock Rebecca S RS Joska John A JA Fekadu Abebaw A Hanlon Charlotte C Galler Janina R JR Safren Steven A SA Borba Christina P C CP Fricchione Gregory L GL

The Role of Religious Service Attendance, Psychosocial and Behavioral Determinants of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence: Results from HPTN 063 Cohort Study.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Ransome Yusuf Y Mayer Kenneth H KH Tsuyuki Kiyomi K Mimiaga Matthew J MJ Rodriguez-Diaz Carlos E CE Srithanaviboonchai Kriengkrai K Friedman Ruth K RK Limbada Mohammed M Safren Steven A SA

"I Wasn't in My Right Mind": Qualitative Findings on the Impact of Alcohol on Condom Use in Patients Living with HIV/AIDS in Brazil, Thailand, and Zambia (HPTN 063).

Journal: International journal of behavioral medicine

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Rogers Brooke G BG Mendez Noelle A NA Mimiaga Matthew J MJ Sherman Susan G SG Closson Elizabeth F EF Tangmunkongvorakul Arunrat A Friedman Ruth K RK Limbada Mohammed M Moore Ayana T AT Srithanaviboonchai Kriengkrai K