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A brief behavioral intervention shows potential for reducing the use of more emergent and expensive healthcare services among people with HIV who also have depression and chronic pain, according to results published in AIDS and Behavior. Lisa A. Uebelacker, PhD, and colleagues used data from the HIV Pain and Sadness Study (HIV-PASS) randomized trial to examine the impact of a brief psychotherapy intervention on healthcare utilization in 187 people with HIV and comorbid chronic pain and depression. Patients randomly assigned to the 3-month, seven-session HIV-PASS intervention had average charges for hospital-based services that were significantly lower in the post-treatment period (months 4-12; 95% CI, -$16,612 to -$131; P=0.046) versus those in the comparison group. On average, participants in the comparison condition group were charged $8,371 more for hospital services in the 8 months following the intervention. No significant differences between treatment conditions were observed in the use of outpatient rehabilitation, outpatient psychiatric services, or hospital-based care.