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Children and adolescents living with HIV and AIDS: a reviewL K Brown
Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 41:81-96. 2000..This review outlines recent developments that hold promise to effectively reduce the treatment burden on the infected, their families, and health care providers and to decrease the incidence of transmission to the uninfected...
Prevalence and correlates of HIV testing among sexually active African American adolescents in 4 US citiesRebecca R Swenson
Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital, One Hoppin Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Sex Transm Dis 36:584-91. 2009....
Sexual behavior change among human immunodeficiency virus-infected adolescents with hemophilia. Adolescent Hemophilia Behavioral Intervention Evaluation Project Study GroupL K Brown
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Pediatrics 106:E22. 2000..To determine the factors associated with the adoption or maintenance of consistent safer sexual behaviors among human immunodeficiency virus-positive adolescents and young adults with hemophilia...
HIV testing among at-risk adolescents and young adults: a prospective analysis of a community sampleMarina Tolou Shams
Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
J Adolesc Health 41:586-93. 2007..This study sought to determine predictors of HIV testing among a large community-based sample of adolescents in three cities who had recent unprotected sexual intercourse...
Impact of sexual abuse on the HIV-risk-related behavior of adolescents in intensive psychiatric treatmentL K Brown
Child and Family Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Am J Psychiatry 157:1413-5. 2000..This study compared the HIV-risk-related behaviors and attitudes of adolescents with and without a history of sexual abuse who were in intensive psychiatric treatment...
Psychiatric disorders and sexual risk among adolescents in mental health treatmentLarry K Brown
Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center, One Hoppin Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 78:590-7. 2010..Adolescents in mental health treatment have been found to have higher rates of HIV risk behavior than their peers, but data concerning the relationship between psychopathology and risk are inconsistent and limited...
Parent-adolescent sexual communication: associations of condom use with condom discussionsWendy Hadley
Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA
AIDS Behav 13:997-1004. 2009..Mental health disorders and family distress may make such discussions challenging but are not an insurmountable barrier to direct discussions about condoms...
Correlates of heterosexual anal intercourse among at-risk adolescents and young adultsCelia M Lescano
Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Am J Public Health 99:1131-6. 2009....
A review of HIV prevention interventions for juvenile offendersMarina Tolou-Shams
Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center, One Hoppin Street, CORO West, Suite 204, Providence, RI 02903, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 35:250-61. 2010..To conduct a critical review of all HIV prevention intervention studies conducted with adolescents in juvenile justice settings to inform future intervention development...
Unsafe sex: do feelings matter?Celia M Lescano
Brown University School of Medicine, Bradley Hasbro Research Center, Providence, RI 02903, USA
J Prev Interv Community 33:51-62. 2007..43). Self-efficacy regarding condom use during affective arousal is closely associated with HIV-related attitudes and behaviors. Clinicians need to be alert to subtle signs of distress as adolescents contemplate safer sexual behavior...
Arrest history as an indicator of adolescent/young adult substance use and HIV riskMarina Tolou-Shams
Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, One Hoppin Street, CORO West, Suite 204, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 88:87-90. 2007....
Depressive symptoms as a predictor of sexual risk among African American adolescents and young adultsLarry K Brown
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital and Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
J Adolesc Health 39:444.e1-8. 2006..To understand the prospective relationship between depressive symptoms and sexual risk behavior among a community sample of African American adolescents...
Condom use among high-risk adolescents: anticipation of partner disapproval and less pleasure associated with not using condomsLarry K Brown
Rhode Island Hospital, CORO West, Ste 204, 1 Hoppin St, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Public Health Rep 123:601-7. 2008..We determined the association of demographic, psychosocial, and contextual factors with condom use among a large community sample of at-risk adolescents recruited from four locations in the U.S...
Sexual abuse and sexual risk behavior: beyond the impact of psychiatric problemsChristopher D Houck
Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center, One Hoppin Street, Suite 204, Providence, RI 02903, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 35:473-83. 2010..This study examined the association between sexual abuse (SA) and sex risk in girls and boys placed in alternative and therapeutic school settings while controlling for psychiatric problems...
Frequency of adolescent self-cutting as a predictor of HIV riskLarry K Brown
Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
J Dev Behav Pediatr 29:161-5. 2008..The present study aimed to test the hypothesis that adolescents who repeatedly self-cut would report more HIV risk behaviors and riskier attitudes than those who had engaged in infrequent self-injury...
Suicide attempt and sexual risk behavior: relationship among adolescentsChristopher D Houck
Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center and Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Arch Suicide Res 12:39-49. 2008..A history of suicidal behavior can be identified by clinicians and appears to be an important marker for sexual risk, which may represent an expression of emotional distress or a passive form of self-injury for suicidal adolescents...
The association between depressive symptoms, substance use, and HIV risk among youth with an arrest historyMarina Tolou-Shams
Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, One Hoppin Street, CORO West, Suite 204, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:58-64. 2008..However, little is known about the relationship between depressive symptoms, substance use, and HIV risk among youth who traditionally present with behavioral symptoms...
Predictors of retention among HIV/hemophilia health care professionalsLarry K Brown
Department of Child Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 24:48-54. 2002..These data suggest the important role that a well-functioning team can have in buffering the inevitable stresses associated with HIV care. Mental Health professionals have considerable expertise in addressing these issues...
Screening practices for adolescent dating violenceLarry K Brown
Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center and Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI 02903, USA
J Interpers Violence 22:456-64. 2007..These data suggest that screening for DV is associated with consistent screening practices for other risk behaviors. Screening rates may be improved with training and adherence to specific protocols...
A brief screening measure of adolescent risk behaviorCelia M Lescano
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School, Bradley Hasbro Children s Research Center, Rhode Island Hospital, One Hoppin Street, Suite 204, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 37:325-36. 2007..These analyses suggest that the ARI can be useful in quickly identifying the broad range of risk behaviors found among adolescents with psychiatric disorders...
Self-cutting and sexual risk among adolescents in intensive psychiatric treatmentLarry K Brown
Rhode Island Hospital, Department of Psychiatry at Brown University Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Psychiatr Serv 56:216-8. 2005..Self-cutting is strongly associated with sexual risk behaviors, and adolescents who engage in self-cutting should be assessed carefully for sexual risk behaviors...
