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Lena S Andersen

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Articles 39
Citations 320
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Related Specialties
Infectious Diseases
Public Health
Psychiatry
Top 10 Co-Authors
John A Joska
Steven A Safren
Jessica F Magidson
Conall OCleirigh
Jasper S Lee
Bronwyn Myers
Ashraf Kagee
Jennifer M Belus
Amelia M Stanton
Wietse A Tol
Published In
Glob Ment Health (Camb)
AIDS Behav
JMIR Res Protoc
Int J Drug Policy
Int J Behav Med
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Recent Articles
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Development of a non-specialist worker delivered psychological intervention to address alcohol use disorders and psychological distress among conflict-affected populations in Uganda and Ukraine
Nadkarni A, Massazza A, Tol W, Bogdanov S, Andersen L, Moore Q, et al.
Int J Ment Health Syst . 2025 Jan; 19(1):2. PMID: 39780252
Background: Despite the significant burden of alcohol use disorders (AUD), there is a large treatment gap, especially in settings and populations affected by armed conflict. A key barrier to care...
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Combining a guided self-help and brief alcohol intervention to improve mental health and reduce substance use among refugee men in Uganda: a cluster-randomized feasibility trial
Greene M, Andersen L, Leku M, Au T, Akellot J, Upadhaya N, et al.
Glob Ment Health (Camb) . 2025 Jan; 11:e106. PMID: 39776996
Evidence on the effectiveness and implementation of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions for men in humanitarian settings is limited. Moreover, engagement and retention of men in such interventions...
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Erratum: Combining a guided self-help and brief alcohol intervention to improve mental health and reduce substance use among refugee men in Uganda: a cluster-randomized feasibility trial - CORRIGENDUM
Greene M, Andersen L, Leku M, Au T, Akellot J, Upadhaya N, et al.
Glob Ment Health (Camb) . 2025 Jan; 11():e124. PMID: 39776985
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2024.103.].
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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
Belus J, Regenauer K, Lu T, Murphy S, Rose A, Ochieng Y, et al.
Int J Drug Policy . 2024 Nov; 134:104632. PMID: 39577326
Introduction: Evidence suggests that brief, skills-based behavioral interventions are effective at improving clinical outcomes related to substance use and HIV, but little data exists on whether such interventions can incidentally...
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A systematic comparison of additive and interaction approaches to modeling the effects of syndemic problems on HIV outcomes in South Africa
Lee J, Bainter S, Tsai A, Andersen L, Stanton A, Magidson J, et al.
J Behav Med . 2024 Sep; 47(6):1028-1039. PMID: 39306630
Much of the research on the effects of syndemics on HIV outcomes has utilized an additive approach. However, interaction effects may better account for syndemic synergy than an additive approach,...
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Strategies to improve the implementation and effectiveness of community-based psychosocial support interventions for displaced, migrant and host community women in Latin America
Greene M, Wimer G, Larrea M, Mejia Jimenez I, Armijos A, Angulo A, et al.
Glob Ment Health (Camb) . 2024 Apr; 11:e32. PMID: 38572247
As evidence supporting the effectiveness of mental health and psychosocial interventions grows, more research is needed to understand optimal strategies for improving their implementation in diverse contexts. We conducted a...
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The salience of structural barriers and behavioral health problems to ART adherence in people receiving HIV primary care in South Africa
Safren S, Lee J, Andersen L, Stanton A, Kagee A, Kirakosian N, et al.
AIDS Care . 2024 Feb; 36(sup1):154-160. PMID: 38359349
Multilevel factors (individual and structural) influence adherence to antiretroviral therapy, particularly in high HIV prevalence areas such as South Africa. The present study examined the relative importance of structural barriers...
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Using theory of change to plan for the implementation of a psychological intervention addressing alcohol use disorder and psychological distress in Uganda
van der Boor C, Andersen L, Massazza A, Tol W, Taban D, Roberts B, et al.
Glob Ment Health (Camb) . 2024 Jan; 11:e6. PMID: 38283880
In conflict-affected settings, prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) can be high. However, limited practical information exists on AUD management in low-income settings. Using a theory of change (ToC) approach,...
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Mixed-methods evaluation of a group psychosocial intervention for refugee, migrant and host community women in Ecuador and Panamá: Results from the cluster randomized feasibility trial
Greene M, Bonz A, Cristobal M, Angulo A, Armijos A, Guevara M, et al.
Glob Ment Health (Camb) . 2023 Oct; 10:e42. PMID: 37854436
Community-based psychosocial interventions are key elements of mental health and psychosocial support; yet evidence regarding their effectiveness and implementation in humanitarian settings is limited. This study aimed to assess the...
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"Trajectories of treatment response in a cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention for depression and adherence in persons with HIV in South Africa"
Joska J, Lee J, Andersen L, Stanton A, O Clereigh C, Safren S
J Affect Disord . 2023 Oct; 343:136-143. PMID: 37797752
Background: People with HIV (PHW) are at greater risk of depression than the general population. Insight into the time-to-treatment-response and predictors of response to psychotherapy may improve implementation in primary...