Women's HIV Program

Empowering Women to Overcome Trauma

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Publications

  1.  Ending intimate partner violence among women living with HIV: How attachment and HIV stigma inform understanding and intervention.Soc Work Health Care. 2021 Aug 9;60(6-7):543-560. Katy Davis, Carol Dawson-Rose, Yvette P Cuca, Martha Shumway, Edward Machtinger. PMID: 34396939. View in: PubMed 
  2. Trauma-Informed Care for Opioid Use Disorder Improving the Success of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder by Integrating Trauma-Informed Approaches. 2021 Apr. Triveni DeFries, Yvette Cuca, Katy Davis, Edward Machtinger.  View PDF
  3.  Providing Primary Care for HIV in the Context of Trauma: Experiences of the Health Care Team. Womens Health Issues. 2019 Sep – Oct; 29(5):385-391. Dawson-Rose C, Cuca YP, Shumway M, Davis K, Machtinger EL. PMID: 31272763. View in: PubMed 
  4.  The Association of Trauma with the Physical, Behavioral, and Social Health of Women Living with HIV: Pathways to Guide Trauma-informed Health Care Interventions. Womens Health Issues. 2019 Sep – Oct; 29(5):376-384. Cuca, Y. P., Shumway, M., Machtinger, E. L., Davis, K., Khanna, N., Cocohoba, J., Dawson-Rose, C. PMID: 31303419. View in: PubMed 
  5. From Treatment to Healing: Inquiry and Response to Recent and Past Trauma in Adult Health Care. Womens Health Issues. 2019 Mar – Apr; 29(2):97-102. Machtinger EL, Davis KB, Kimberg LS, Khanna N, Cuca YP, Dawson-Rose C, Shumway M, Campbell J, Lewis-O’Connor A, Blake M, Blanch A, McCaw B. PMID: 30606467. View in: PubMed
  6. Seeking Safety Group Therapy for Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder and PTSD among Transgender Women Living with HIV: A Pilot Study. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2017 Sep-Oct;49(4):344-351. Empson S, Cuca YP, Cocohoba J, Dawson-Rose C, Davis K, Machtinger EL. PMID: 28524758. View in: PubMed
  7. An expressive therapy group disclosure intervention for women living with HIV improves social support, self-efficacy, and the safety and quality of relationships: a qualitative analysis. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2015 Mar-Apr; 26(2):187-98. Machtinger EL, Lavin SM, Hilliard S, Jones R, Haberer JE, Capito K, Dawson-Rose C. PMID: 25027284. View in: PubMed 
  8.  From treatment to healing: the promise of trauma-informed primary care. Womens Health Issues. 2015 May-Jun; 25(3):193-7. Machtinger EL, Cuca YP, Khanna N, Rose CD, Kimberg LS. PMID: 25965151. View in: PubMed 
  9. Understanding and addressing stigma and attachment insecurity in HIV-positive women who experience intimate partner violence: a model of medical and psychosocial care. Soc Work Health Care. 2012;51(3):213-31. Davis KB. PMID: 22443402. View in: PubMed 
  10. Recent trauma is associated with antiretroviral failure and HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-positive women and female-identified transgenders. AIDS Behav. 2012 Nov;16(8):2160-70. Machtinger EL, Haberer JE, Wilson TC, Weiss DS. PMID: 22426597. View in: PubMed
  11.  Psychological trauma and PTSD in HIV-positive women: a meta-analysis. AIDS Behav. 2012 Nov; 16(8):2091-100. Machtinger EL, Wilson TC, Haberer JE, Weiss DS. PMID: 22249954. View in: PubMed  

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The Women’s HIV Program at UCSF has provided over 20 years of comprehensive care for women and adolescents living with HIV. Additionally, WHP conducts extensive research into trauma-informed primary care.

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