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  • 1969 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas L. Patterson is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, and General Health Professions. The research topics most frequently addressed in their work include HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk; HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions; Sex work and related issues; Opioid Use Disorder Treatment; COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies; Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health; and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

They have published research in a variety of venues, with frequent publications in:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • UNC Libraries
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on public health issues related to drug use and infectious diseases, including several studies addressing COVID-19 impacts among people who inject drugs. Notable publications include:

  • Prevalence and correlates of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among people who inject drugs in the San Diego-Tijuana border region (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • Correlates of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Hesitancy Among People Who Inject Drugs in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region (2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • Penetrance and Pleiotropy of Polygenic Risk Scores for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Depression Among Adults in the US Veterans Affairs Health Care System (2022, JAMA Psychiatry)
  • Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people who inject drugs (2023, Vaccine)
  • Drug checking in the fentanyl era: Utilization and interest among people who inject drugs in San Diego, California (2023, International Journal of Drug Policy)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors in their research, including:

  • Steffanie A. Strathdee
  • Alicia Vera
  • Daniela Abramovitz
  • Carlos F. Vera
  • Gudelia Rangel

Thomas L. Patterson was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1969.

Best Publications

  • The development of scales to measure social support for diet and exercise behaviors

    James F. Sallis;Robin M. Grossman;Robin B. Pinski;Thomas L. Patterson

  • The development of self-efficacy scales for healthrelated diet and exercise behaviors

    James F. Sallis;Robin B. Pinski;Robin M. Grossman;Thomas L. Patterson

  • Determinants of real-world functional performance in schizophrenia subjects: correlations with cognition, functional capacity, and symptoms.

    Christopher R. Bowie;Abraham Reichenberg;Thomas L. Patterson;Robert K. Heaton

  • UCSD Performance-Based Skills Assessment: Development of a New Measure of Everyday Functioning for Severely Mentally Ill Adults

    Thomas L. Patterson;Sherry Goldman;Christine L. McKibbin;Troy Hughs

  • Predicting Schizophrenia Patients’ Real-World Behavior with Specific Neuropsychological and Functional Capacity Measures

    Christopher R. Bowie;Christopher R. Bowie;Winnie W. Leung;Winnie W. Leung;Winnie W. Leung;Abraham Reichenberg;Margaret M. McClure;Margaret M. McClure;Margaret M. McClure

  • Consensus Statement on the Upcoming Crisis in Geriatric Mental Health: Research Agenda for the Next 2 Decades

    Dilip V. Jeste;George S. Alexopoulos;Stephen J. Bartels;Jeffrey L. Cummings

  • Validating a Shortened Depression Scale (10 Item CES-D) among HIV-Positive People in British Columbia, Canada

    Wendy Zhang;Nadia O’Brien;Jamie I. Forrest;Kate A. Salters

  • Prediction of Real-World Functional Disability in Chronic Mental Disorders: A Comparison of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

    Christopher R. Bowie;Colin Depp;John A. McGrath;Paula Wolyniec

  • Stress, vulnerability and adult alcohol relapse.

    Sandra A. Brown;Peter W. Vik;Thomas L. Patterson;Igor Grant

  • A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training for Middle-Aged and Older Outpatients With Chronic Schizophrenia

    Eric Granholm;John R. McQuaid;Fauzia Simjee McClure;Lisa A. Auslander

  • RELATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK FACTORS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS

    James F. Sallis;Thomas L. Patterson;Michael J. Buono;Philip R. Nader

  • Reduction of immune function in life stress and depression.

    Michael Irwin;Tom Patterson;Tom L. Smith;Cindy Caldwell

  • Prevalence, onset, and risk of psychiatric disorders in men with chronic low back pain: a controlled study

    J.Hampton Atkinson;J.Hampton Atkinson;Mark A. Slater;Mark A. Slater;Thomas L. Patterson;Thomas L. Patterson;Igor Grant;Igor Grant

  • Social skills performance assessment among older patients with schizophrenia.

    Thomas L Patterson;Sherry Moscona;Christine L McKibbin;Christine L McKibbin;Kevin Davidson

  • Development of a brief scale of everyday functioning in persons with serious mental illness.

    Brent T. Mausbach;Phillip D. Harvey;Sherry R. Goldman;Dilip V. Jeste

  • Television's influence on children's diet and physical activity.

    Howard L. Taras;James F. Sallis;Thomas L. Patterson;Philip R. Nader

  • The Relationship Between Homework Compliance and Therapy Outcomes: An Updated Meta-Analysis

    Brent T. Mausbach;Raeanne Moore;Raeanne Moore;Scott Roesch;Veronica Cardenas

  • Motivations associated with methamphetamine use among HIV+ men who have sex with men.

    Shirley J Semple;Thomas L Patterson;Thomas L Patterson;Igor Grant;Igor Grant

  • Subjective and objective quality of life in schizophrenia.

    Jenille M. Narvaez;Elizabeth W. Twamley;Christine L. McKibbin;Robert K. Heaton

  • Combined cognitive remediation and functional skills training for schizophrenia: effects on cognition, functional competence, and real-world behavior.

    Christopher R. Bowie;Susan R. McGurk;Brent Mausbach;Thomas L. Patterson

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor Grant
Igor Grant University of California, San Diego
Steffanie A. Strathdee
Steffanie A. Strathdee University of California, San Diego
Shirley J. Semple
Shirley J. Semple University of California, San Diego
Brent T. Mausbach
Brent T. Mausbach University of California, San Diego
Dilip V. Jeste
Dilip V. Jeste University of California, San Diego
Philip D. Harvey
Philip D. Harvey University of Miami
Roland von Känel
Roland von Känel University of Zurich
Paul J. Mills
Paul J. Mills University of California, San Diego
Joel E. Dimsdale
Joel E. Dimsdale University of California, San Diego
Sonia Ancoli-Israel
Sonia Ancoli-Israel University of California, San Diego

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