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Francine Cournos

Researcher at Columbia University

Publications -  127
Citations -  5606

Francine Cournos is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 115 publications receiving 5440 citations. Previous affiliations of Francine Cournos include University of York.

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Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia

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HIV seroprevalence among people with severe mental illness in the United States: A critical review

TL;DR: Findings across samples suggest that seroprevalence varies with geographic concentration of HIV and presence of comorbid psychoactive substance use disorders, but is consistently high.
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HIV seroprevalence among patients admitted to two psychiatric hospitals.

TL;DR: In this paper, the seroprevalence of HIV-1 among patients admitted to two psychiatric hospitals in New York City was determined, which was linked to age, gender, ethnicity, and two risk behaviors: male homosexual activity and injection drug use.
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Correlates of Adverse Childhood Events Among Adults With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

TL;DR: The findings extend the results of research in the general population by suggesting that childhood adversity contributes to worse mental health, substance abuse, worse physical health, and poor functional outcomes in schizophrenia.
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Sexual activity and risk of HIV infection among patients with schizophrenia

TL;DR: A substantial proportion of schizophrenic patients had recent histories of sexual abstinence, but an almost equal number were sexually active, and sexual activity was usually accompanied by behavior related to HIV risk.