Methamphetamine (METH) has become one of the most widely abused drugs in South Florida, particularly among MSM who may or may not be HIV seropositive. High rates of childhood trauma have been reported among HIV-infected MSM (Chartier et al., 2010), but, the association of childhood trauma, and mood disorders with methamphetamine use in HIV-infected men, has not been comprehensively explored. A better understanding of the association between these factors could improve existing substance abuse treatment intervention strategies and medical treatment programs (e.g., medication adherence; Carrico, 2010) to enhance positive health outcomes for male meth abusers living with the psychological consequences of childhood abuse. This study, as part of a larger study, examined the occurrence of childhood trauma and depression in a group of HIV seropositive METH abusing MSM. Significantly higher levels of depression symptom severity were found among METH users relative to non-METH users (p < .001). Irrespective of HIV status, METH users also reported higher frequencies of emotional, physical and sexual child abuse relative to non-METH users (p < .001). Among meth users, depression was predicted by childhood emotional neglect. These results suggest that childhood maltreatment may be implicated in the development of emotional distress (e.g., depression) and higher prevalence of methamphetamine/drug abuse in this population. These findings have important implications for substance abuse interventions, specifically targeting METH addiction among MSM. Addressing childhood trauma and depression may play a key role in enhancing the effectiveness of interventions for methamphetamine addiction.

Haematological malignancies are often treated with haematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). The disease and its treatment are challenging and life threatening, as they not only affect the recipients, but also their families. This review highlights the available data on the psychological, psychiatric and social impact of these illnesses and their treatment on recipients and families. There are robust data that correlate HSCT with emotional distress, as emotional and physical functioning significantly affect quality of life. Psychiatric co-morbidity including anxiety, depression, adjustment and post-traumatic stress disorder, delirium and cognitive deficits have been reported at different stages in the transplant process. This review will highlight the psychosocial and clinical research findings relevant to HSCT patients and will summarize recommendations for future psychosocial research in this population.

Despite the increasing popularity of translation research, few studies have described the process and challenges involved in implementing a translation study. The main objective was to determine whether a multi-component group behavioral intervention could be successfully translated from an academic setting into the community health system of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in Miami, NY, and NJ. Key challenges and Blessons learned^from the dissemination and implementation process for the SMART/EST (Stress Management And Relaxation Training/Emotional Supportive Therapy) Women's Project (SWP) III in low-resource primary care settings are described. The Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance (RE-AIM) model served as the theoretical framework for the translation of the study. This study outlines several essential factors related to Glasgow's RE-AIM model that need to be considered in order to accomplish successful translation of evidence-based interventions from traditional academia to Breal-world^community health center settings. KeywordsBehavioral interventions, Implementation of translation research, Challenges in translation, SMART/EST Women's Project Until recently, most health research consisted of formulating innovative approaches to the prevention and/or control of a medical condition; preparing (successful) applications for federal support; demonstrating the efficacy of an untested procedure, compound, or strategy; and publishing one's findings in one or more scientific journals. Today, this still may be Bnecessary,^but Bnot sufficient^to warrant the support of the major health research funding agencies. As Russell Glasgow's Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance (RE-AIM) model [1, 2] so cogently outlines, addressing the Beffectiveness^and Bsustainability^of clinical findings may be equally or even more important than the findings themselves, if research is to have a meaningful impact on national and global public health. Thus, the scientific community has taken on the challenge of demonstrating the utility of research findings through Btranslational^re-search, which examines methods to successfully implement and disseminate academic research findings into clinical and public health service settings. This paper will share with the reader some of the key challenges and Blessons learned^from experiences of this research team with the dissemination and implementation process for a multi-component group behavioral intervention in low-resource primary care settings.The SMART/EST (Stress Management And Relaxation Training/Emotional Supportive Therapy) Women's Project (SWP) is an evidence-based behavioral intervention designed to enhance the overall quality of life and health status of culturally diverse, disadvantaged women living with HIV/AIDS [3,4] Policy: Support in the form of government funding for community health center training can maximize the success, impact, and scope of translation re...