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Janet B. W. Williams
Researcher at Columbia University
Publications - 180
Citations - 238340
Janet B. W. Williams is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Depression (differential diagnoses) & Anxiety. The author has an hindex of 73, co-authored 178 publications receiving 217291 citations. Previous affiliations of Janet B. W. Williams include University of York.
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Neuropsychological changes in a prospectively followed cohort of intravenous drug users with and without HIV
Yaakov Stern,Xinhua Liu,Karen Marder,George Todak,Mary Sano,Renee Malouf,Maryse Joseph,Wafaa El-Sadr,Anke A. Ehrhardt,Janet B. W. Williams,Jack M. Gorman +10 more
TL;DR: The studies of gay men and IDU cohorts suggest that HIV can affect cognition early, even when the patient is medically asymptomatic; cognitive difficulties worsen as the severity of HIV infection increases; and the advent of clinically significant neurologic signs is associated with progression to more severe cognitive deficits.
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Summer mood in winter depressives: validation of a structured interview.
TL;DR: Two structured interviews, the HIGH‐R and HIGH‐SAD, were validated for the assessment of nondepressed spring/summer mood states in patients with DSM‐III‐R or DSM‐IV diagnoses of Recurrent Bipolar Disorder (I, II or NOS) or Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD; unipolar).
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Attributional Style, Self-Esteem, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Test of the Hopelessness and Self-Esteem Theories of Depression
Jeffrey G. Johnson,Gerald I. Metalsky,Judith G. Rabkin,Janet B. W. Williams,Robert H. Remien +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, a prospective study conducted to test the hopelessness and self-esteem theories of depression, measures of anxiety and depression were administered to 85 HIV+ and 43 HIV− men; symptoms were reassessed 6 months later Results indicated that the interaction of AS, SE, and HIV status predicted change in depression symptoms, but not overall depression or anxiety symptoms.
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Teaching and learning DSM-III.
TL;DR: Recommendations for training programs in DSM-III are presented to help counter feelings of apprehension expressed by many mental health professionals over the transition to the new nomenclature and its multiaxial evaluation system.