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Keep this study
Lead
University of Miami
With
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Age
21–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Age ≥ 21 years
2. Elevated PTSD symptoms as assessed by the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Scale-Version DSM 5 (PCL-5) using a cut-off of 34 or above
3. On a stable anti-retroviral therapy regimen for \> 6 months as assessed with the Adult AIDS Clinical Trial Group structured interview
4. Spanish-English bilingual as measured by the Brief Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (cut-off of 3), Spanish speaker or English speaker
5. Participant is willing and able to sign Informed Consent Form (ICF)
6. self-report as Latina
7. HIV positive serostatus as determined by medical record within the last 12 months
8. Born female.
You may not be if
1. Left-handedness or ambidextrous
2. Inability to tolerate the scanning procedures
3. Metal in body or prior history working with metal fragments
4. Any other contraindications for MRI examination (e.g., metallic implants such as pacemakers, surgical aneurysm clips, or known metal fragments embedded in the body)
5. currently pregnant or could be pregnant
6. Heavy alcohol intake (\> 3 drinks) within 12 hours prior to participation in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
7. Evidence from health history of neurological or systemic disorder which can cause cognitive impairment
8. Self-reported current diagnosis of psychiatric disorder or psychoactive substance abuse or dependence
9. Recent history (within two years) of myocardial infarction
10. Severe cardiovascular disease, or currently active cardiovascular disease (e.g., angina, cardiomyopathy)
11. Uncontrolled hypertension or hypotension
12. History of closed trauma with loss of consciousness
13. Space occupying lesions (e.g., mass lesions, tumors)
