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Brian W. Pence

Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Publications -  268
Citations -  7301

Brian W. Pence is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 233 publications receiving 5843 citations. Previous affiliations of Brian W. Pence include Duke University & Durham University.

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Prevalence of DSM-IV-defined mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders in an HIV clinic in the Southeastern United States.

TL;DR: The burden of psychiatric disorders in this mixed urban and rural clinic population in the southeastern United States is comparable to that reported from other HIV-positive populations and significantly exceeds general population estimates.
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Accuracy of the PHQ-2 Alone and in Combination With the PHQ-9 for Screening to Detect Major Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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- 09 Jun 2020 - 
TL;DR: The combination was estimated to reduce the number of participants needing to complete the full PHQ-9 by 57% (56%-58%) and to understand the clinical and research value of this combined approach to screening.
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Relation of lifetime trauma and depressive symptoms to mortality in HIV

TL;DR: Examination of the effects of lifetime trauma, recent stressful events, and depression on all-cause and AIDS-related mortality among HIV-infected men and women confirmed previous findings showing that stress and depression have an impact on HIV disease progression.
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Psychiatric illness and virologic response in patients initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy

TL;DR: These results are consistent with an inferior virologic response to first HAART among patients with concurrent mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders, suggesting a clinical benefit to identification and treatment of psychiatric illness among patients initiating antiretroviral therapy.
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HIV/AIDS in the Southern USA: A disproportionate epidemic

TL;DR: The disproportionate impact of HIV in the South, particularly among targeted states, demonstrates a critical need to improve HIV prevention and care and address factors that contribute to HIV disease in this region.