Publications

psychotic subtyping of major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.	many studies have established that a large percentage of patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) have comorbid major depressive disorder. other studies have found that patients with ptsd or a history of childhood trauma have an increased rate of psychotic symptoms. in the present report from the rhode island methods to improve diagnosis and services project, we examine whether an association exists between psychotic subtyping of major depressive disorder and ptsd.	1999	10362439
availability and accuracy of information regarding nonprescription emergency contraception.	although access to emergency contraception (ec) has increased with nonprescription status and approval of plan b one-step without age restrictions, barriers may still remain in patient education. this study assesses product availability and accuracy of information for ec among community pharmacies in rhode island, comparing changes from 2009 to 2012.	2016	25637393
antiretroviral treatment failure, drug resistance, and subtype diversity in the only pediatric hiv clinic in rhode island.	drug resistance development in the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected pediatric population in the united states can impact long-term antiretroviral therapy (art) efficacy. limited formularies and adherence constraints in children jeopardize lifelong-needed art.	2015	25637585
arid1a alteration in aggressive urothelial carcinoma and variants of urothelial carcinoma.	arid1a mutation leads to loss of the products of this tumor-suppressor gene. studies demonstrated arid1a mutation in 20% of stage iv urothelial carcinomas (ucs) with worse prognosis. the expression of arid1a in aggressive variants of uc is not studied properly. from 2000 to 2015, 81 variants of uc (29 micropapillary, 33 sarcomatoid, 31 small cell, 2 nested, and 3 plasmacytoid variants) were identified in the archives of rhode island hospital. immunohistochemistry for anti-arid1a antibody (sigma- ...	2016	27137986