selected publications

Robbins, R., Remien, R., Mellins, C., Joska, J., & Stein, D. (in press). Screening for HIV-associated dementia in South Africa: The potentials and pitfalls of task-shifting. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. PMC in process.

 

Rapkin, B., & Mellins, C. A. (in press). Promoting family-focused evidenced-based practice in frontline HIV/AIDS care. In W. Pequegnat& C. Bell (Eds.), Families and HIV/AIDS: Cultural and Contextual Issues in Prevention and Treatment. New York: Springer.

 

Mellins, C., Thompson, B., & P, L. (in press). What do you do when you have data from different members of the family and (1) the reports do not match or (2) you do not always have data from both reporters--for example, in examining adherence to Antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected children from their caregivers and or the children? In J. Bray, W. Pequegnat& the NIMH Consortium on Families and HIV/AIDS (Eds.), Statistical Challenges in Studying Complex and Changing Families. AIDS and Behavior.

 

McClain, Z., Alicea, S., Silvera, K., McKay, M., & Mellins, C. (in press). CHAMP+: Cultivating adaptability, creating and implementing multi-site prevention programs for perinatally infected HIV+ youth and their families. HIV and Social Services. PMC in process.

 

Kang, E., Mellins, C., Dolezal, C., Elkington, K., & Abrams, E. (in press). Disadvantaged neighborhood influences on anxiety and depression in children with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus: How life stressors matter. Journal of Community Psychology.In process.

 

Havens, J., Ryan, S., Mellins, C., & Ng, W. (in press).A model of mental health service delivery for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS.HIV and Social Services. PMC in process.

 

Havens, J., Mellins, C., & Ryan, S. (in press). Child psychiatry: Areas of special interest/ psychiatric sequelae of HIV and AIDS. In B. Sadock& V. Sadock (Eds.), Kaplan, Sadock's comprehensive textbook of psychiatry (8 ed.). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.

 

Dolezal, C., Marhefka, S. L., Santamaria, E. K., Leu, C.-S., Brackis-Cott, E., & Mellins, C. A. (in press). A comparison of audio computer-assisted self-interviews to face-to-face interviews of sexual behavior among perinatally HIV-exposed youth.Archives of Sexual Behavior. PMC Journal - PMC in process.

 

Bauermeister, J., Elkington, K., Robbins, R., Kang, E., & Mellins, C. (in press). A prospective study of the onset of sexual behavior and sexual risk in youth perinatally infected with HIV. Journal of Sex Research. NIHMSID: 305205.

 

Santamaria, E. K., Dolezal, C., Marhefka, S. L., Hoffman, S., Ahmed, Y., Elkington, K., & Mellins, C. A. (2011). Psychosocial implications of HIV serostatus disclosure to youth with perinatally-acquired HIV. . AIDS Patient Care STDs, 25, 257-264. PMC3101899.

 

Mellins, C., Tassiopoulos, K., Malee, K., Moscicki, B., Patton, D., Smith, R., Usitalo, A., Allison, S., Van Dyke, R., & Seage, G. (2011). Behavioral Health in perinatally HIV-infected youth: Co-occurrence of mental health problems, sexual and drug use behavior, and non-adherence. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 25. (online access ahead of print- http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/apc.2011.0025). PMC Journal - in process.

 

Marhefka, S. L., Valentin, C., Pinto, R. M., Demetriou, N. K., Wiznia, A., & Mellins, C. A. (2011). "I feel like I'm carrying a weapon." Information and motivations related to sexual risk among girls with perinatally acquired HIV. AIDS Care, 3(1-8). Mar 3:1-8. PMC in process.

 

Malee, K., Tassiopoulos, K., Huo, Y., Siberry, G., Williams, P., Hazra, R., Smith, R., Allison, S., Garvie, P., Kammerer, B., Kapetanovic, S., Nichols, S., Van Dyke, R., Seage, I. G., Mellins, C., & for the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study Team. (2011). Mental health functioning among children and adolescents with perinatal HIV infection and perinatal HIV exposure.AIDS Care. Epub ahead of print: June 27. PMC Journal in process.

 

Elkington, K. S., Robbins, R. N., Bauermeister, J. A., Abrams, E. J., McKay, M., & Mellins, C. A. (2011). Mental health in youth infected with and affected by HIV: The role of caregiver HIV. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36, 360-373. PMC3062287.

 

Wiener, L., & Mellins, C. (2010). Psychosocial aspects of neurological impairment in children with AIDS. In H. Gendelman, E. IP, H. Fox, I. Grant, S. Lipton & S. S (Eds.), The Neurology of AIDS (Third ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

 

Wallis, A., Dukay, V., & Mellins, C. A. (2010). Power and Empowerment: Fostering effective collaboration in meeting the needs of orphans and vulnerable children. Global Public Health 5, 509-522. PMC2888665.

 

Traube, D., Dukay, V., Kaaye, S., Reyes, R., Wallis, A., Larson, C., & Mellins, C. (2010). Cross-cultural adaptation of the Child Depression Inventory for use in Tanzania with children affected by HIV.Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 5, 174-187. PMC2929967.

 

Petersen, I., Myezac, N., John, S., Holst, H., Bhana, A., McKay, M., Alicea, S., & Mellins, C. (2010). Psychosocial challenges and protective influences for socio-emotional coping of HIV+ adolescents in South Africa: a qualitative investigation. AIDS Care, 22, 970-978. PMC3037257.

 

Katz, I., Ware, N., Gray, G., Haberer, J., Mellins, C., & Bangsberg, D. (2010). Scaling up human papillomavirus vaccination: a conceptual framework of vaccine adherence. Sex Health, 3, 279-286.PMC in process.

 

Bhana, A., Petersen, I., Mellins, C., Bell, C., & McKay, M. (2010). Family-based HIV prevention and intervention services for youth living in poverty-affected contexts: The CHAMP model of collaborative, evidence-informed programme development. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 13, S8. PMC2890977.

 

Mellins, C. A., Havens, J. F., McDonnell, C., Lichtenstein, C., Udall, K., Chesney, M., Santa-Maria, E. K., & Bell, J. (2009). Adherence to antiretroviral medications and medical care in HIV-infected adults diagnosed with mental and substance abuse disorders. AIDS Care, 21, 68-177. PMC exempt: Accepted before 4/08.

 

Mellins, C. A., Elkington, K. S., Bauermeister, J. A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., McKay, M., Wiznia, A., Bamji, M., & Abrams, E. J. (2009). Sexual and drug use behavior in perinatally-HIV-infected youth: Mental health and family influences. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48, 810-819. PMC3033727.

 

Mellins, C. A., Brackis-Cott, E., Leu, C., Elkington, K., Dolezal, C., Wiznia, A., Bamji, M., McKay, M., & Abrams, E. J. (2009). Rates and types of psychiatric disorders in perinatally Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected youth and seroreverters. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50, 1131-1138. PMC2775808.

 

Marhefka, S., Mellins, C. A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., & Ehrhardt, A. A. (2009). Perceptions of adolescents' sexual behavior among mothers living with and without HIV: Does dyadic sex communication matter? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 38, 788-801. PMC exempt: Accepted before 4/08.

 

Haberer, J., & Mellins, C. A. (2009). Pediatric adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy.Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 6, 194-200. PMC Journal: in process.

 

Elkington, K. S., Bauermeister, J. A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., & Mellins, C. A. (2009). Substance use and sexual risk behaviors in perinatally Human Immunodeficiency Virus-exposed youth: The role of caregivers, peers and HIV status. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45, 133-141. PMC2773689.

 

Brackis-Cott, E., Kang, E., Dolezal, C., Abrams, E. J., & Mellins, C. A. (2009). Brief report: Language ability and school functioning of youth perinatally infected with HIV. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 23, 158-164. PMC2712723.

 

Brackis-Cott, E., Kang, E., Dolezal, C., Abrams, A., & Mellins, C. (2009).The impact of perinatal HIV infection on older school-aged children’s and adolescent’s receptive language and word recognition skills.AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 23, 415-421. PMC2818481.

Bauermeister, J. A., Elkington, K. S., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., & Mellins, C. A. (2009). Sexual behavior and perceived peer norms: Comparing perinatally HIV-infected and affected youth. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 38, 1110-1122. PMC2769517.

 

Mellins, C. A., Chu, C., Malee, K., Allison, S., Smith, R., Harris, L., Higgins, A., Zorrilla, C., Landesman, S., Serchuck, L., LaRussa, P., & The Women Infants Transmission Study. (2008). Adherence to antiretroviral treatment among pregnant and postpartum HIV-infected women.AIDS Care, 20, 958-968. PMC exempt: Accepted before 4/08.

 

Mellins, C. A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., Leu, C. S., Valentin, C., & Meyer-Bahlburg, H. (2008). Mental health of early adolescents from high risk neighborhoods: The role of maternal HIV and other contextual and interpersonal factors. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 33, 1065-1075. PMC exempt: Accepted before 4/08.

 

Klitzman, R., Marhefka, S., Mellins, C., & Weiner, L. (2008). Ethical issues concerning disclosures of HIV diagnoses to perinatally-infected children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Ethics, 19, 31-32. PMC2770331.

 

Kang, E., Mellins, C. A., Ng, W., Robinson, L., & Abrams, E. J. (2008). Standing between two worlds in Harlem: A developmental psychopathology perspective of perinatally acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus and adolescence. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29, 227-237. PMC exempt: Accepted before 4/08.

 

Havens, J. F., & Mellins, C. A. (2008). Psychiatric aspects of HIV/AIDS in childhood and adolescence.In M. Rutter& E. Taylor (Eds.), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (5 ed., pp. 828-841). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.

 

Weiner, L., Mellins, C. A., Marhefka, S., & Battles, H. B. (2007). Disclosure of an HIV diagnosis to children: History, current research and future directions. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 28, 155-166.

 

Remien, R., & Mellins, C. (2007). Long-term psychosocial challenges for people living with HIV: Let’s not forget the individual in our global response to the pandemic. AIDS, 21(Suppl), S55-S63.

 

Mellins, C. A., Dolezal, C., Brackis-Cott, E., Nicholson, O., Warne, P., & Meyer-Bahlburg, H. F. L. (2007). Predicting the onset of sexual and drug risk behaviors in HIV-negative youths with HIV-positive mothers: The role of contextual, self-regulation, and social-interaction factors. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36, 265-278.

 

Brackis-Cott, E., Mellins, C. A., Dolezal, C., & Spiegel, D. (2007).The mental health risk of mothers and children affected by HIV.Journal of Early Adolescence, 27, 67-89.

 

Smith, R., Malee, K., Leighty, R., Brouwers, P., Mellins, C., Hittelman, J., Chase, C., Blasini, I., & the Women and Infants Transmission Study Group. (2006). Effects of perinatal HIV infection and associated risk factors on cognitive development among young children.Pediatrics, 117, 851-862.

 

Nicholson, O., Mellins, C., Dolezal, C., Brackis-Cott, E., & Abrams, E. J. (2006).HIV treatment-related knowledge and self-efficacy among caregivers of HIV-infected children.Patient Education and Counseling, 61, 405-410.

 

Mellins, C. A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., & Abrams, E. J. (2006). Psychiatric disorders in youth with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus infection. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 25, 432-437.

 

McKay, M., Block, M., Mellins, C., Traube, D., Brackis-Cott, E., Miranda, C., Petterson, J., & Abrams, E. (2006). Adapting a family-based HIV prevention program for HIV-infected preadolescents and their families: Youth, families and health care providers coming together to address complex needs. In M. McKay & R. Paikoff (Eds.), Community collaborative partnerships: The foundation for HIV prevention research efforts.Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.

 

McKay, M., Block, M., Mellins, C., Traube, D., Brackis-Cott, E., Miranda, C., Petterson, J., & Abrams, E. (2006). Adapting a family-based HIV prevention program for HIV-infected preadolescents and their families: Youth, families and health care providers coming together to address complex needs. Social Work in Mental Health, 5, 349-372.

 

Marhefka, S. L., Tepper, V. J., Farley, J. J., Sleasman, J. W., & Mellins, C. A. (2006). Brief report: Assessing adherence to pediatric antiretroviral regimens using the 24-hour Recall Interview. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31, 989-994.

 

Lewis, L. J., Mellins, C. A., & Brackis-Cott, E. (2006). Developmental, ethnic, and social influences on participation in sexual possibility situations for youth with HIV-positive and HIV-negative mothers. Journal of Early Adolescence, 26, 160-185.

 

O'Sullivan, L. F., Dolezal, C., Brackis-Cott, E., Traeger, L., & Mellins, C. (2005). Communication about HIV in a sample of HIV-positive and HIV-negative mothers and their early adolescent children.Journal of Early Adolescence, 25, 148-167.

 

Mellins, C. A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., & Meyer-Bahlburg, H. F. L. (2005). Behavioral risk in early adolescents with HIV+ mothers.Journal of Adolescent Health, 36, 342-351.

 

Kang, E., Rapkin, B. D., Remien, R. H., Mellins, C. A., & Oh, A. (2005). Multiple dimensions of HIV stigma and psychological distress among Asians and Pacific Islanders living with HIV illness.AIDS and Behavior, 9, 145-154.

 

Mellins, C. A., Brackis-Cott, E., Dolezal, C., & Abrams, E. J. (2004). The role of psychosocial and family factors in adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 23, 1035-1041.

 

Aidala, A., Havens, J., Mellins , C. A., Dodds, S, Whetten, K., Martin, D., Gillis, L., & Ko, P. (2004). Development and validation of the Client Diagnositic Questionnaire (CDQ): A mental health screening tool for use in HIV/AIDS service settings. Psychology, Health, and Medicine, 9, 362-379.

 

Mellins, C. A., Smith, R., O'Driscoll, P., Magder, L., Brouwers, P., Chase, C., Blasini, I., Hittleman, J., Llorente, A., Matzen, E., & for the NIH/NIAID/NICHD/NIDA sponsored Women and Infant Transmission Study Group. (2003). High rates of behavioral problems in perinatally HIV-infected children are not linked to HIV disease. Pediatrics, 111, 384-393.

 

Mellins, C. A., Kang, E., Havens, J. F., Leu, C.-S., & Chesney, M. (2003). A longitudinal study of mental health and psychosocial predictors of medical treatment adherence in mothers living with HIV disease.AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 17, 407-416.

 

Lorente, A., Brouwers, P., Charuarat, M., Magder, L., Malee, K., Mellins, C., Ware, J., Mofeson, L., Velez-Borras, J., Adeniyi, S., & for the NIH NIAID/NICH/NIDA sponsored Women and Infant Transmission Group. (2003). Early neurodevelopmental markers predictive of morbidity and mortality in infants infected with Human Immunodeficiency virus-type 1: Findings from the Women and Infants Transmission Study (WITS). Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 45, 76-84.

 

Dolezal, C., Mellins, C., Brackis-Cott, E., & Abrams, E. (2003). The reliability of reports of medical adherence from HIV+ children and their adult caregivers.Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28, 355-361.

 

Brackis-Cott, E., Mellins, C. A., & Block, M. (2003). Current life concerns of early adolescents and their mothers: Influence of maternal HIV. Journal of Early Adolescence, 23, 51-77.

 

Brackis-Cott, E., Mellins, C. A., Abrams, E., Reval, T., & Dolezal, C. (2003). Pediatric HIV medication adherence: The views of medical providers from two primary care programs. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 17, 252-260.

 

Mellins, C., Havens, J., McCaskill, F., Leu, C.-S., Brudney, K., & Chesney, M. (2002). Mental health, substance use, and disclosure are significantly associated with the medical treatment adherence of HIV-infected mothers. Psychology Health and Medicine, 7, 451-460.

 

Mellins, C., BrackisCott, E., Dolezal, C., Richards, A., Nicholas, S., & Abrams, E. (2002). Patterns of HIV status disclosure to perinatally infected HIV positive children and subsequent mental health outcomes. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 7, 101-114.

 

Havens, J., Mellins, C., & Hunter, J. (2002). Psychiatric aspects of HIV/AIDS in childhood and adolescence. In M. Rutter& E. Taylor (Eds.), Child and adolescent psychiatry: Modern approaches (Vol. 4, pp. 828-841). Oxford, England: Blackwell Science, Ltd.

 

Macmillan, C., Magder, L. S., Brouwers, P., Chase, C., Hittelman, J., Lasky, T., Malee, K., Mellins, C. A., Velez Borras, J., & The Women and Infants Transmission Study. (2001). Head growth and neurodevelopment of infants born to HIV-1 infected drug using women. Neurology, 57, 1402-1410.

 

Smith, R., Malee, K., Charurat, M., Magder, L., Mellins, C. A., Macmillan, C., Hittleman, J., Lasky, T., Llorente, A., Moye, J., & The NIH NIAID/NICHD/NIDA sponsored Women and Infant Transmission Study Group. (2000). Timing of HIV-1 infection and rate of neurodevelopmental decline.The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 19, 862-871.

 

Mellins, C. A., Ehrhardt, A. A., Rapkin, B., & Havens, J. (2000). Psychosocial factors associated with adaptation in HIV-infected mothers. AIDS and Behavior, 4, 317-328.

 

Knight, W. G., Mellins, C. A., Levenson, R. L., Arpadi, S. M., & Kairam, R. (2000). Brief report: Effects of pediatric HIV infection on mental and psychomotor development. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 25, 583-587.

 

Havens, J., Ryan, S., & Mellins, C. (2000). Child psychiatry: Areas of special interest/psychiatric sequelae of HIV and AIDS. In H. Kaplan, B. Sadock, B. Sadock& V. Sadock (Eds.), Kaplan, Sadock's comprehensive textbook of psychiatry (Vol. 7, pp. 2897-2902). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.

 

Grant, W. F., Mellins, C. A., Levensen, R. L., Arpadi, S., & Kairam, R. (2000).Effects of pediatric HIV infection on mental and psychomotor development.Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 25, 583-587.

 

Mellins, C., Havens, J., &Arpadi, S. (1998). Children. In R. Smith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of AIDS: A social, political, cultural, and scientific record of the HIV epidemic (Vol. 128-132). Chicago, London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.

 

Havens, J., &Mellins, C. A. (1998). Families. In R. Smith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of AIDS: A social, political, cultural, and scientific record of the HIV epidemic (Vol. 215-217). Chicago, London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.

 

Arpadi, S., Mellins, C., & Havens, J. (1998). Babies. In R. Smith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of AIDS: A social, political, cultural, and scientific record of the HIV epidemic (Vol. 93-95). Chicago, London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.

 

Ryan, S., Havens, J., &Mellins, C. (1997).Psychotherapy with HIV-affected adolescents. In L. Wicks (Ed.), Psychotherapy and AIDS: The human dimension (Vol. 143-164). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.

 

Rosen, L., Mellins, C., Ryan, S., & Havens, J. (1997).Family therapy with HIV/AIDS. In L. Wicks (Ed.), AIDS and psychotherapy (Vol. 115-141). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.

 

Mellins, C. A., Ehrhardt, A. A., & Grant, W. F. (1997). Psychiatric symptomatology and psychological functioning in HIV-infected mothers.AIDS and Behavior, 1, 233-245.

 

Mellins, C. A. (1997).Review of children, families, and HIV/AIDS.Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 185, 416-417.

 

Havens, J., Mellins, C., & Ryan, S. (1997). The mental health treatment of children and families affected family. In L. Wicks (Ed.), Psychotherapy and AIDS: The human dimension (Vol. 101-114). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.

 

Mellins, C. A., Gatz, M., & Baker, L. (1996). Children's methods of coping with stress: A twin study of genetic and environmental influences. Journal of Child Psychiatry, 37, 721-730.

 

Mellins, C., Ehrhardt, A., Newman, L., &Conard, M. (1996). Selective kin: Defining the caregivers and families of children with HIV disease. In L. S. Jemmott& A. O'Leary (Eds.), Women and AIDS: Coping and care (Vol. 123-149). New York: Plenum.

 

Havens, J. F., Mellins, C. A., &Pilowsky, D. (1996). Mental health issues in HIV-affected women and children.International Review of Psychiatry, 8, 217-225.

 

Havens, J., Mellins, C., Ryan, S., & Locker, A. (1996).Mental health needs of children and families affected by HIV/AIDS. In H. Goodman, G. Landsburg& A. Spitz-Toth (Eds.), Mental health services for HIV impacted populations in New York City: A program perspective (Vol. 25-43). New York: The Coalition of Voluntary Mental Health Agencies, Inc.

 

Mellins, C. A., Levenson, R. L., Zawadzki, R., Kairam, R., & Weston, M. (1994). Effects of pediatric HIV infection and prenatal drug exposure on mental and psychomotor development.The Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 19, 617-628.

 

Mellins, C. A., &Ehrhardt, A. A. (1994). Families affected by pediatric AIDS: Sources of stress and coping. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 15, S54-S60.

 

Levenson, R. L., & Mellins, C. A. (1992). Pediatric HIV disease: What psychologists need to know. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 23, 410-415.

 

Levenson, R., Mellins, C., Zawadzki, R., Kairam, R., & Stein, Z. (1992). Cognitive assessment of HIV-exposed children.American Journal of Diseases of Children, 146, 1479-1483.

 

Levenson, R. L., Kairam, R., Bartnett, M., &Mellins, C. A. (1991). Equivalence of Peabody picture vocabulary test - revised, forms L and M for children with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Perceptual and Motor Skills, 72, 99-102.

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