Lena Skovgaard Andersen

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• 2025

  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. A., Bogdanov, S., Andersen, L. S., Moore, Q., Roberts, B., Weiss, H. A., Singh, S., Neuman, M., May, C. & Fuhr, D. C., 2025, In: International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 19, 1, 12 p.

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• 2024

  A systematic comparison of additive and interaction approaches to modeling the effects of syndemic problems on HIV outcomes in South Africa

  Lee, J. S., Bainter, S. A., Tsai, A. C., Andersen, L. S., Stanton, A. M., Magidson, J. F., Kagee, A., May, J., Joska, J. A., O'Cleirigh, C. & Safren, S. A., 2024, In: Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 47, p. 1028–1039 12 p.

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• Developing an explanatory model of alcohol misuse among South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda: A qualitative study

  Andersen, L. S., Van der Boor, C. F., Nadkarni, A., Taban, D., Massazza, A., Fuhr, D. C., Roberts, B., Upadhaya, N., Tol, W. A. & Kinyanda, E., 2024, In: SSM - Mental Health. 6, 7 p., 100366.

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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. M., Regenauer, K. S., Lu, T., Murphy, S. M., Rose, A. L., Ochieng, Y. A., Joska, J., Majokweni, S., Andersen, L. S., Myers, B., Safren, S. A. & Magidson, J. F., 2024, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 134, 5 p., 104632.

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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. C., Wimer, G., Larrea, M., Mejia Jimenez, I., Armijos, A., Angulo, A., Guevara, M. E., Vega, C., Heard, E. W., Demis, L., Benavides, L., Corrales, C., de la Cruz, A., Lopez, M. J., Moyano, A., Murcia, A., Noboa, M. J., Rodriguez, A., Solis, J., Vergara, D. & 5 others, Andersen, L. S., Cristobal, M., Wainberg, M., Bonz, A. G. & Tol, W., 2024, In: Global mental health. 11, 14 p., e32.

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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. A., Lee, J. S., Andersen, L. S., Stanton, A. M., Kagee, A., Kirakosian, N., O'Cleirigh, C. & Joska, J. A., 2024, In: AIDS Care. 36, Supplement 1, p. 154-160 7 p.

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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. S., Massazza, A., Tol, W. A., Taban, D., Roberts, B., Ssebunnya, J., Kinyanda, E., May, C., Nadkarni, A. & Fuhr, D., 2024, In: Global mental health. 11, 11 p., e6.

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• 2023

  A Supervision Framework for Task-Shared Mental Health Workers: Implications for Clinical Trials and Beyond

  Rabie, S., Poudyal, A., King, A., Ndwandwa, E. S., Marais, A., Andersen, L., Joska, J. & Sikkema, K., 2023, In: Global Health Science and Practice. 11, 6, 11 p., e2300092.

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• Baseline concussion assessments can identify mental disorders: SCAT-5 and other screening tools in South African club rugby

  Burger, J. W., Andersen, L. S. & Joska, J. A., 2023, In: Physician and Sportsmedicine. 51, 5, p. 472-481 10 p.

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• Cognitive and Behavioral Contributions to Depression Severity, Quality of Life, and Functioning Among People Living With HIV in South Africa

  Andersen, L. S., Stanton, A. M., Magidson, J. F., Joska, J. A., O'Cleirigh, C., Lee, J. S., Kagee, A., Witten, J. A. & Safren, S. A., 2023, In: Behavior therapy. 54, 1, p. 91-100 10 p.

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• Cognitive Performance, as well as Depression, Alcohol Use, and Gender, predict Anti-Retroviral Therapy Adherence in a South African Cohort of People with HIV and Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder

  Dreyer, A. J., Nightingale, S., Andersen, L. S., Lee, J. S., Gouse, H., Safren, S. A., O’Cleirigh, C., Thomas, K. G. F. & Joska, J., 2023, In: AIDS and Behavior. p. 2681–2694 14 p.

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• Common strategies in empirically supported psychological interventions for alcohol use disorders: A meta-review

  Nadkarni, A., Massazza, A., Guda, R., Fernandes, L. T., Garg, A., Jolly, M., Andersen, L. S., Bhatia, U., Bogdanov, S., Roberts, B., Tol, W. A., Velleman, R., Moore, Q. & Fuhr, D., 2023, In: Drug and Alcohol Review. 42, 1, p. 94-104 11 p.

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• Forskere: Stipendier til afrikanske studerende kan bane vej for stærke partnerskaber

  Lange, T., Schiøler, K. L., Sørensen, J. B., Raju, E., Tersbøl, B. P., Furu, P., Andersen, L. S. & Meyrowitsch, D. W., 2023, In: Altinget. 1 p.

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• Intersecting Relationships of Psychosocial and Structural Syndemic Problems Among People with HIV in South Africa: Using Network Analysis to Identify Influential Problems

  Lee, J. S., Bainter, S. A., Tsai, A. C., Andersen, L. S., Stanton, A. M., Magidson, J. F., Kagee, A., Joska, J. A., O'Cleirigh, C. & Safren, S. A., 2023, In: AIDS and Behavior. 27, p. 1741–1756 16 p.

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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 Entre Nosotras cluster randomized feasibility trial

  Greene, M. C., Bonz, A. G., Cristobal, M., Angulo, A., Armijos, A., Guevara, M. E., Vega, C., Benavides, L., Corrales, C., De La Cruz, A., Lopez, M. J., Moyano, A., Murcia, A., Noboa, M. J., Rodriguez, A., Solis, J., Vergara, D., Bollman, E. B., Andersen, L. S., Wainberg, M. & 1 others, Tol, W. A., 2023, In: Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health. 10, 12 p.

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• Psychological flexibility in South Sudanese female refugees in Uganda as a mechanism for change within a guided self-help intervention

  Lakin, D. P., Cooper, S. E., Andersen, L., Brown, F. L., Augustinavicius, J. L. S., Carswell, K., Leku, M., Adaku, A., Au, T., Bryant, R., Garcia-Moreno, C., White, R. G. & Tol, W. A., 2023, In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 91, 1, p. 6-13 8 p.

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• The Clinical Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Clinic-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for People With HIV, Depression, and Virologic Failure in South Africa

  Gandhi, A. R., Hyle, E. P., Scott, J. A., Lee, J. S., Shebl, F. M., Joska, J. A., Andersen, L. S., O'Cleirigh, C., Safren, S. A. & Freedberg, K. A., 2023, In: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999). 93, 4, p. 333-342 10 p.

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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. A., Lee, J. S., Andersen, L. S., Stanton, A. M., O’ Clereigh, C. & Safren, S., 2023, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 343, p. 136-143 8 p.

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• 2022

  Cognitive Differences between Men and Women with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Dreyer, A. J., Munsami, A., Williams, T., Andersen, L. S., Nightingale, S., Gouse, H., Joska, J. & Thomas, K. G. F., 2022, In: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 37, 2, p. 479–496 18 p.

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• Cognitive performance in a South African cohort of people with HIV and comorbid major depressive disorder

  Dreyer, A. J., Nightingale, S., Andersen, L. S., Lee, J. S., Gouse, H., Safren, S. A., O'Cleirigh, C., Thomas, K. G. F. & Joska, J., 2022, In: Journal of NeuroVirology. 28, p. 537-551 15 p.

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• Evaluating the feasibility of a group psychosocial intervention for migrant and host community women in Ecuador and Panama: protocol for a multi-site feasibility cluster trial

  Greene, M. C., Bonz, A., Cristobal, M., Vega, C., Andersen, L. S., Angulo, A., Armijos, A., Guevara, M. E., Benavides, L., de la Cruz, A., Lopez, M. J., Moyano, A., Murcia, A., Noboa, M. J., Rodriguez, A., Solis, J., Vergara, D., Scharf, J., Dutt, P., Wainberg, M. & 1 others, Tol, W. A., 2022, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 8, 1, 14 p., 126.

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• Gender Moderates Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial for the Khanya Intervention for Substance Use and ART Adherence in HIV Care in South Africa

  Belus, J. M., Joska, J. A., Bronsteyn, Y., Rose, A. L., Andersen, L. S., Regenauer, K. S., Myers, B., Hahn, J. A., Orrell, C., Safren, S. A. & Magidson, J. F., 2022, In: AIDS and Behavior. 26, p. 3630–3641 12 p.

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• ImpACT+, a coping intervention to improve clinical outcomes for women living with HIV and sexual trauma in South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

  Sikkema, K. J., Rabie, S., King, A., Watt, M. H., Mulawa, M. I., Andersen, L. S., Wilson, P. A., Marais, A., Ndwandwa, E., Majokweni, S., Orrell, C. & Joska, J. A., 2022, In: Trials. 23, 1, 16 p., 680.

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• Patient and provider perceptions of a peer-delivered intervention ('Khanya') to improve anti-retroviral adherence and substance use in South Africa: a mixed methods analysis

  Rose, A. L., Belus, J. M., Hines, A. C., Barrie, I., Regenauer, K. S., Andersen, L. S., Joska, J. A., Ciya, N., Ndamase, S., Myers, B., Safren, S. A. & Magidson, J. F., 2022, In: Global mental health. 9, p. 439–44 9 p.

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• Re: Frisch & Simonson. Non-therapeutic male circumcision in infancy or childhood and risk of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted infections: national cohort study in Denmark

  Meyrowitsch, D. W., Andersen, L. S., Lohse, N., von Euler-Chelpin, M. & Hankins, C., 2022, In: European Journal of Epidemiology. 37, p. 651–652 2 p.

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• The Relationship Between Harmful Alcohol Use and Antiretroviral Non-adherence in People Accessing HIV Treatment in Cape Town, South Africa: An Event-Level Analysis

  Rose, A. L., Belus, J. M., Ma, T., Lee, J. S., Wan, C., De los Reyes, A., Joska, J. A., Andersen, L. S., Myers, B. & Magidson, J. F., 2022, In: AIDS and Behavior. 26, p. 2055–2066 12 p.

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• 2021

  A Complex Intervention for Alcohol Misuse Among Conflict-Affected Populations in Uganda and Ukraine: Study Protocol for the Qualitative Components in the CHANGE Trial

  Massazza, A., Fuhr, D. C., Bogdanov, S., Tol, W. A., Roberts, B., Nadkarni, A., Akudrabo, G., Skovgaard Andersen, L., Dumchev, K., Karachevskyy, A., Kinyanda, E., Koss, K., Moore, Q. & May, C. R., 2021, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 20, 8 p.

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• Improving Detection of Depression in People Living with HIV: Psychometric Properties of the South African Depression Scale (SADS)

  Andersen, L. S., Saal, W., Joska, J. A., Safren, S. A., Bantjes, J., O'Cleirigh, C., Witten, J. A., Lee, J. S. & Kagee, A., 2021, In: AIDS and Behavior. 25, p. 3630–3637 8 p.

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• Improving the measurement of food insecurity among people with HIV in South Africa: A psychometric examination

  Lee, J. S., Zopluoglu, C., Andersen, L. S., Stanton, A. M., Magidson, J. F., Kagee, A., Joska, J. A., O'Cleirigh, C. & Safren, S. A., 2021, In: Public Health Nutrition. 24, 12, p. 3805-3817 13 p.

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• Project Khanya: results from a pilot randomized type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a peer-delivered behavioural intervention for ART adherence and substance use in HIV care in South Africa

  Magidson, J. F., Joska, J. A., Belus, J. M., Andersen, L. S., Regenauer, K. S., Rose, A. L., Myers, B., Majokweni, S., O’Cleirigh, C. & Safren, S. A., 2021, In: Journal of the International AIDS Society. 24, S2, e25720.

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• The role of reward and reinforcement in understanding alcohol use among adults living with HIV in South Africa.

  Belus, J. M., Rose, A. L., Andersen, L. S., Joska, J. A., Myers, B., Regenauer, K. S., Safren, S. A. & Magidson, J. F., 2021, In: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 35, 4, p. 424–431 8 p.

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• Tobacco Use and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Individuals with Depression Who Are Receiving Treatment for HIV in Cape Town, South Africa

  Stanton, A. M., Lee, J. S., Wirtz, M. R., Andersen, L. S., Joska, J., Safren, S. A., van Zyl-Smit, R. & O’Cleirigh, C., 28 Jan 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 28, p. 417–430 14 p.

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• Treating depression and improving adherence in HIV care with task-shared cognitive behavioural therapy in Khayelitsha, South Africa: a randomized controlled trial

  Safren, S. A., O'Cleirigh, C., Andersen, L. S., Magidson, J. F., Lee, J. S., Bainter, S. A., Musinguzi, N., Simoni, J., Kagee, A. & Joska, J. A., 2021, In: Journal of the International AIDS Society. 24, 10, e25823.

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• 2020

  A Cascade of Interventions to Promote Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in African Countries

  Jopling, R., Nyamayaro, P., Andersen, L. S., Kagee, A., Haberer, J. E. & Abas, M. A., Oct 2020, In: Current HIV - AIDS Reports. 17, 5, p. 529-546 18 p.

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• Adapting a Behavioral Intervention for Alcohol Use and HIV Medication Adherence for Lay Counselor Delivery in Cape Town, South Africa: A Case Series

  Belus, J. M., Rose, A. L., Andersen, L. S., Ciya, N., Joska, J. A., Myers, B., Safren, S. A. & Magidson, J. F., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.

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• "Cooling of the mind": Assessing the relevance of mindfulness training among people living with HIV using alcohol and other substances in South Africa

  Magidson, J. F., Satinsky, E. N., Luberto, C. M., Myers, B., Funes, C. J., Vanderkruik, R. & Andersen, L. S., Dec 2020, In: Social science & medicine (1982). 266, p. 113424

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• Correction: Nurse-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adherence and Depression Among People Living With HIV (the Ziphamandla Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

  Joska, J. A., Andersen, L. S., Smith-Alvarez, R., Magidson, J., Lee, J. S., O'Cleirigh, C. & Safren, S. A., 28 Sep 2020, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 9, 9, e24074.

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• Detecting Depression in People Living with HIV in South Africa: The Factor Structure and Convergent Validity of the South African Depression Scale (SADS)

  Andersen, L. S., Joska, J. A., Magidson, J. F., O’Cleirigh, C., Lee, J. S., Kagee, A., Witten, J. A. & Safren, S. A., 2020, In: AIDS and Behavior. 24, 8, p. 2282-2289 8 p.

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•  "Now We Are Told That We Can Mix": Messages and Beliefs Around Simultaneous Use of Alcohol and ART

  Satinsky, E. N., Myers, B., Andersen, L. S., Kagee, A., Joska, J. & Magidson, J. F., Sep 2020, In: AIDS & Behavior. 24, 9, p. 2680-2690 11 p.

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• Nurse-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adherence and Depression Among People Living With HIV (the Ziphamandla Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

  Joska, J. A., Andersen, L. S., Smith-Alvarez, R., Magidson, J., Lee, J. S., O'Cleirigh, C. & Safren, S. A., 3 Feb 2020, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 9, 2, e14200.

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• Project Khanya: a randomized, hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of a peer-delivered behavioral intervention for ART adherence and substance use in Cape Town, South Africa

  Magidson, J. F., Joska, J. A., Myers, B., Belus, J. M., Regenauer, K. S., Andersen, L. S., Majokweni, S., O'Cleirigh, C. & Safren, S. A., 2020, In: Implementation Science Communications. 1

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• "Too much boredom isn't a good thing": Adapting behavioral activation for substance use in a resource-limited South African HIV care setting

  Magidson, J. F., Andersen, L. S., Satinsky, E. N., Myers, B., Kagee, A., Anvari, M. & Joska, J. A., Mar 2020, In: Psychotherapy. 57, 1, p. 107-118 12 p.

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• 2019

  Chronic physical diseases

  Magidson, J. F., Regenauer, K. S., Andersen, L. S. & Safren, S. A., 1 Jan 2019, Global Mental Health and Psychotherapy: Adapting Psychotherapy for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Elsevier, p. 259-277 19 p.

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• "Someone who is in this thing that I am suffering from": The role of peers and other facilitators for task sharing substance use treatment in South African HIV care

  Magidson, J. F., Joska, J. A., Regenauer, K. S., Satinsky, E., Andersen, L. S., Seitz-Brown, C. J., Borba, C. P. C., Safren, S. A. & Myers, B., Aug 2019, In: The International journal on drug policy. 70, p. 61-69 9 p.

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• ‘I went back to being myself’: acceptability of a culturally adapted task-shifted cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) treatment for depression (Ziphamandla) for South African HIV care settings

  Everitt-Penhale, B., Kagee, A., Magidson, J. F., Joska, J., Safren, S. A., O’Cleirigh, C., Witten, J., Lee, J. S. & Andersen, L. S., 3 Jul 2019, In: Psychology, Health and Medicine. 24, 6, p. 680-690 11 p.

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• 2018

  A pilot study of a nurse-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy intervention (Ziphamandla) for adherence and depression in HIV in South Africa

  Andersen, L. S., Magidson, J. F., O'Cleirigh, C., Remmert, J. E., Kagee, A., Leaver, M., Stein, D. J., Safren, S. A. & Joska, J., May 2018, In: Journal of Health Psychology. 23, 6, p. 776-787 12 p.

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• 2009

  Mental health services for HIV/AIDS patients are long overdue

  Andersen, L. S. & Seedat, S., 2009, In: South African Medical Journal.

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  4 Citations (Scopus)