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| Kathleen SikkemaSummaryAffiliation: Duke University Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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A short-term group treatment model for gay male survivors of childhood sexual abuse living with HIV/AIDSJames Masten
New York University School of Social Work, New York, NY 10003, USA
Int J Group Psychother 57:475-96. 2007..This article presents a group model found to be efficacious for treating gay male survivors of CSA living with HIV/AIDS...
Integrating HIV prevention into services for abused women in South AfricaKathleen J Sikkema
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Box 90086, Durham, NC 27708 0086, USA
AIDS Behav 14:431-9. 2010..The study demonstrated the feasibility and potential benefit of providing HIV prevention intervention to women seeking assistance for IPV...- Psychosocial predictors of sexual HIV transmission risk behavior among HIV-positive adults with a sexual abuse history in childhoodKathleen J Sikkema
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Arch Sex Behav 38:121-34. 2009..HIV prevention intervention for persons with HIV and CSA histories should address trauma-related behavioral difficulties and enhance coping skills to reduce sexual transmission risk behavior... - Mental health and HIV sexual risk behavior among patrons of alcohol serving venues in Cape Town, South AfricaKathleen J Sikkema
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 57:230-7. 2011..Understanding the association between mental health and risk behaviors in these settings may inform interventions that address alcohol use and HIV prevention... 
Effects of a coping intervention on transmission risk behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS and a history of childhood sexual abuseKathleen J Sikkema
School of Nursing, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 47:506-13. 2008....- Mental health treatment to reduce HIV transmission risk behavior: a positive prevention modelKathleen J Sikkema
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Box 90086, Durham, NC 27708 0086, USA
AIDS Behav 14:252-62. 2010..We present a conceptual model and recommendations to guide future research on the effect of mental health treatment on HIV transmission risk behavior among PLWHA... - A social cognitive model of health for HIV-positive adults receiving care in IndiaNalini Tarakeshwar
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, The Consultation Center, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
AIDS Behav 11:491-504. 2007..Implications for an enhanced intervention for HIV-infected individuals in similar treatment settings are discussed... - The clinical significance of change in trauma-related symptoms following a pilot group intervention for coping with HIV-AIDS and childhood sexual traumaKathleen J Sikkema
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
AIDS Behav 8:277-91. 2004..These preliminary findings support the need for the conduct of research trials to identify mental health and secondary prevention intervention models that can assist those with HIV-AIDS who have experienced childhood sexual abuse... - Outcomes of a randomized, controlled community-level HIV prevention intervention for adolescents in low-income housing developmentsKathleen J Sikkema
Yale University School of Medicine and Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS CIRA, 60 College Street, PO Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
AIDS 19:1509-16. 2005..Youth are increasingly at risk for contracting HIV infection, and community-level interventions are needed to reduce behavioral risk... - Long-term correlates of childhood abuse among adults with severe mental illness: adult victimization, substance abuse, and HIV sexual risk behaviorChristina S Meade
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
AIDS Behav 13:207-16. 2009..Integrated treatment approaches that address interpersonal violence and substance abuse may be necessary for HIV risk reduction in this population... - Utilization of medical treatments and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive adults with histories of childhood sexual abuseChristina S Meade
McLean Hospital Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 23:259-66. 2009..Interventions targeting HIV-positive adults with CSA histories may need to address trauma symptoms, substance abuse, and poor social support that interfere with medical treatment utilization and adherence... - Reductions in alcohol and cocaine use following a group coping intervention for HIV-positive adults with childhood sexual abuse historiesChristina S Meade
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Medical Psychology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Addiction 105:1942-51. 2010..This study tested the effects of a coping group intervention for HIV-positive adults with childhood sexual abuse histories on alcohol, cocaine and marijuana use... - An evidence-based group coping intervention for women living with HIV and history of childhood sexual abuseEve S Puffer
Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, Durham, NC 27708, USA
Int J Group Psychother 61:98-126. 2011..Women expressed high levels of satisfaction with the intervention. Recommendations for clinical practice are provided... - Food insufficiency, substance use, and sexual risks for HIV/AIDS in informal drinking establishments, Cape Town, South AfricaSeth C Kalichman
Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
J Urban Health 89:939-51. 2012..However, the influence of hunger and substance use on sexual risks varies for men and women. Interventions to reduce HIV transmission risks may be bolstered by reducing both food insufficiency and substance use... - Negotiating risk: knowledge and use of HIV prevention by persons with serious mental illness living in supportive housingBret Kloos
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Am J Community Psychol 36:357-72. 2005..The implications of these findings are discussed in terms of their relevance for implementing community-based HIV prevention for persons with SMI... - Outcomes from a group intervention for coping with HIV/AIDS and childhood sexual abuse: reductions in traumatic stressKathleen J Sikkema
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, 60 College Street 402, P O Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520 8034, USA
AIDS Behav 11:49-60. 2007..No differences were found between the support group intervention and waitlist conditions. Tests of clinical significance documented the meaningfulness of change in symptoms... - AIDS-related grief and coping with loss among HIV-positive men and womenKathleen J Sikkema
Division of Prevention and Community Research, Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
J Behav Med 26:165-81. 2003..Interventions are needed to enhance coping and reduce psychological distress associated with the unique bereavement experienced by people living with HIV- and AIDS-related grief... - HIV risk behavior among ethnically diverse adolescents living in low-income housing developmentsKathleen J Sikkema
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
J Adolesc Health 35:141-50. 2004..To describe patterns and predictors of HIV risk behaviors among ethnically diverse, low-income adolescents... - The influence of personality disorder indication, social support, and grief on alcohol and cocaine use among HIV-positive adults coping with AIDS-related bereavementNathan B Hansen
Department of Psychiatry, The Consultation Center, Yale University School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
AIDS Behav 13:375-84. 2009..Finally, both PD and social support had significant, but opposite, effects on grief. Implications for intervention and prevention efforts are discussed... - HIV risk behavior among adults with severe mental illness: a systematic reviewChristina S Meade
Yale University, Department of Psychology, The Consultation Center, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Clin Psychol Rev 25:433-57. 2005..g., psychiatric illness, trauma history, social relationships), and be integrated into existing services (e.g., psychotherapy, substance abuse treatment, housing programs)... - Health-related quality of life in bereaved HIV-positive adults: relationships between HIV symptoms, grief, social support, and Axis II indicationNathan B Hansen
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Health Psychol 28:249-57. 2009.... - Community-level HIV prevention for persons with severe mental illness living in supportive housing programs: a pilot intervention studyKathleen J Sikkema
Division of Prevention and Community Research and The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, 389 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
J Prev Interv Community 33:121-35. 2007..The community-level intervention appeared to reduce the risk of HIV among persons with SMI living in SHPs, and supports the importance of conducting larger scale intervention trials... - Race, social support, and coping strategies among HIV-positive gay and bisexual menDavid C Tate
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, USA
Cult Health Sex 8:235-49. 2006..Possible explanations for observed cultural differences and coping challenges of African American gay and bisexual men with HIV are discussed... - A randomized controlled trial of a coping group intervention for adults with HIV who are AIDS bereaved: longitudinal effects on griefKathleen J Sikkema
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Health Psychol 25:563-70. 2006..The long-term effectiveness of this AIDS-bereavement intervention for psychiatrically distressed people with HIV/AIDS supports the need for tailored interventions among those at risk for complicated grief responses... - Resiliency among individuals with childhood sexual abuse and HIV: perspectives on addressing sexual traumaNalini Tarakeshwar
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
J Trauma Stress 19:449-60. 2006..Findings suggest that multiple factors influence perspectives on addressing trauma among individuals with HIV and CSA, and that resiliency might influence these attitudes... - Longitudinal effects of coping on outcome in a randomized controlled trial of a group intervention for HIV-positive adults with AIDS-related bereavementNathan B Hansen
The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Death Stud 30:609-36. 2006.... - Voluntary HIV testing among adults with severe mental illness: frequency and associated factorsChristina S Meade
Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
AIDS Behav 9:465-73. 2005..Adults with SMI are in need of interventions promoting routine HIV testing and risk-reduction counseling... - Living with HIV infection: perceptions of patients with access to care at a non-governmental organization in Chennai, IndiaNalini Tarakeshwar
Yale University, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Cult Health Sex 8:407-21. 2006..Results highlight the importance of a gender-sensitive approach to HIV care, nuanced to accommodate an individual's gender, marital status and social background... - Outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of a group intervention for HIV positive men and women coping with AIDS-related loss and bereavementKathleen J Sikkema
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, USA
Death Stud 28:187-209. 2004..This appears to be especially true for HIV-positive women; a group not previously focused on in clinical research related to AIDS bereavement... - A relationship-based framework of spirituality for individuals with HIVNalini Tarakeshwar
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
AIDS Behav 10:59-70. 2006..These interventions must include the positive aspects of spirituality and spiritual struggles that individuals with HIV may experience... - Improvements in health-related quality of life following a group intervention for coping with AIDS-bereavement among HIV-infected men and womenKathleen J Sikkema
Division of Prevention and Community Rsearch, The Consultation Center, Department Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Qual Life Res 14:991-1005. 2005..Increasing evidence suggests that psychological health is associated with disease progression, HIV-related symptoms, and mortality... - Psychiatric and psychosocial correlates of sexual risk behavior among adults with severe mental illnessChristina S Meade
Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478 9106, USA
Community Ment Health J 43:153-69. 2007..05). Findings underscore the need for targeted HIV prevention interventions that address psychiatric and psychosocial risk factors... - Emotional adjustment in survivors of sexual assault living with HIV-AIDSSeth C Kalichman
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
J Trauma Stress 15:289-96. 2002..Results suggest tailoring secondary prevention interventions to meet the needs of HIV-positive survivors of sexual assault... - Treating posttraumatic stress disorder in people with HIVNathan B Hansen
Focus 21:5-6. 2006 - Cost-effectiveness of a community-level HIV risk reduction intervention for women living in low-income housing developmentsAna P Johnson-Masotti
Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
J Prim Prev 26:345-62. 2005..This paper represents an example of how an analysis of cost-effectiveness can provide policymakers with information needed for difficult decisions about prevention resource allocations... - In their own voices: a qualitative study of women's risk for intimate partner violence and HIV in South AfricaAshley M Fox
Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, USA
Violence Against Women 13:583-602. 2007..A social environment of silence, male power, and economic constraints enabled abuse to continue. "Breaking the silence" and women's empowerment were suggested solutions... - Emotional distress in nonmetropolitan persons living with HIV disease enrolled in a telephone-delivered, coping improvement group interventionTimothy G Heckman
Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
Health Psychol 23:94-100. 2004..The model accounted for 72% of the variance in emotional distress in nonmetropolitan persons living with HIV disease...
Research Grants
- HIV Prevention Among SMI in Transitional HousingKathleen Sikkema; Fiscal Year: 2002..Since transitional housing is a common component of integrated systems of care for those with SMI or DD, the potential for broad dissemination of research findings throughout programs nationally is substantial. ..
- INTERVENTION FOR COPING WITH HIV AND TRAUMAKathleen Sikkema; Fiscal Year: 2003....
- Brief Care-based HIV Prevention for Newly Diagnosed MenKathleen Sikkema; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Brief Care-based HIV Prevention for Newly Diagnosed MenKathleen J Sikkema; Fiscal Year: 2010....