Michael Carey

..These findings indicate that more severe sexual abuse is associated with riskier adult sexual behavior...

..This article describes the proceedings of the Conference, and provides an overview of the resulting summary reports that comprise this special issue...

..04, p < .05) and age (AOR = 1.07, p < .05). We conclude that financial incentives are an effective way to increase attendance at sexual risk reduction workshops for at-risk urban populations...

..To estimate the lifetime prevalence of four sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and to identify correlates of these infections among patients seeking care for a substance use disorder at a specialized DeAddictions Unit in southern India...

..We conclude that implementing behavioral interventions in a STD clinic was associated with significant reduction of sexual risk behavior and risk antecedents...

..e., multiple partners, exchanging sex for money, and engagement in anal sex) were associated with infection status. Recommendations for the sexual health care of psychiatric patients in India are provided...

..Assessing HIV risk in substance abuse settings can help to identify patients who may benefit from HIV-risk reduction programs...

..We evaluated 2 brief interventions to promote rapid HIV testing among STD clinic patients who initially declined testing...

..This study determined whether patients from an STD clinic who agreed to participate in behavioral research are representative of the overall patient population...

..Sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics provide an opportune setting for HIV prevention efforts. This randomized controlled trial evaluated a unique, two-step approach to sexual risk reduction at a publicly-funded STI clinic...

..We conclude that the HIV-KQ-18 is internally consistent, stable, sensitive to the change resulting from intervention, and suitable for use with low-literacy populations...

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..We also identify several methodological challenges to HIV-related research, including problems associated with the use of self-report measures; diagnostic imprecision; and participant recruitment and retention...

..These effects were observed immediately, and most were maintained at follow-up...

..Moreover, HIV-RR women who expressed "imperfect" intentions also increased their condom use, talked more with partners about condom use and HIV testing, and were more likely to have refused unprotected sex...

..We conclude that the TLFB is feasible, reliable, and valid, even in a population known to have difficulty with self-report measures...

..Married patients were more likely to be sexually active but less likely to engage in risk behavior. Screening for HIV risk in psychiatric settings can identify patients who may benefit from risk reduction programs...

..We conclude that future smoking cessation interventions with this population should target medical adherence and depression as intervention components...

..In sum, the results suggest that rational knowledge- and risk-based decisions regarding safer sex may be limited to low-anger women...

..Findings highlight the need for STI/ HIV risk reduction interventions in psychiatric settings, particularly for patients with high-risk profiles...

..These findings identify the population sub-groups who are likely to require special effort to attract to a workshop. We encourage more effective marketing and recruitment approaches for sexual risk reduction programs...

..Thus, benefit finding may improve psychological adjustment by motivating patients who experience stress-related growth to seek social support...

..This meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy of computer-delivered interventions (CDIs) to reduce alcohol use among college students...

..Greek and non-Greek members did not differ in condom use, unprotected sex, eating, and physical activity behaviors. Implications for prevention and intervention strategies among Greek members are discussed...

..Larger SODs for descriptive norms predicted increases in drinking, consistent with social norms theory...

..A more complete understanding of the demographic and psychosocial factors associated with smoking among Black women can inform prevention and cessation strategies aimed at this population...

..The basic BMI improved all drinking outcomes beyond the effects of the TLFB interview at 1 month, whereas the enhanced BMI did not. Risk reduction achieved by brief interventions maintained throughout the follow-up year...

..Implications for future research include attention to maintenance of effects, and developing more efficacious interventions for at-risk college drinkers...

..Viral load, CD4 count, and depression were not associated with smoking status. Psychosocial interventions targeting this population should consider the relationships between biopsychosocial factors and smoking behavior...

..As expected, greater self-regulation skills enhanced response to the BMI; the remaining interaction effects were unexpected. Overall, these findings suggest that BMIs produce relatively robust effects...

..Therefore, the current meta-analysis examines the impact of stress-management interventions at improving psychological, immunological, hormonal, and other behavioral health outcomes among HIV+ adults...

..We found no evidence that fewer African-American men in a census tract was associated with men having more sexual partners...

..Identifying smoking patterns and correlates of use would assist health providers to develop more culturally sensitive interventions...

..This study sought to determine whether these problems co-occurred and whether they indicated the presence of a syndemic...

..Behavioral interventions targeted to STD clinic patients reduce sexual risk behavior and prevent HIV/STDs. Widespread use of behavioral interventions in STD clinics should be a public health priority...

..Interventions among STD patients should include activities addressing condom use motivation and directly enhancing condom skills...

..To examine whether people who expect to live longer engage in healthier behaviors relative to people who expect to live shorter lives...

..To investigate the relation between partner dependence and sexual risk behavior in the context of the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model...

..We harvested archival data to document the prevalence of alcohol-related ambulance utilization and to explore factors associated with ambulance use...

..Little is known about how receipt of HIV testing might influence interpersonal communication. To explore these questions, the authors examined the effects of prior HIV testing on sexual health communication among South Africans...

..The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between substance use and unprotected sex independently for alcohol, drugs, or combined substance use and to examine partner characteristics as a moderator of this association...

..Needed are culturally specific smoking cessation interventions that include weight management strategies as an adjunct to smoking cessation treatments...

..Future research should consider how to incorporate this understanding of interpersonal power into current theories of sexual risk behavior in order to develop more effective HIV risk reduction programs...

..The purpose of this prospective, longitudinal study was to test predictions from self-regulation theory about the relationship among self-regulation and weekly alcohol consumption and alcohol-related consequences over 12 months...

..To evaluate the test-retest reliability of self-reported sexuality-related data in a sample of African American adolescents residing in four U.S. cities...

..Furthermore, after the self-initiated reductions prompted by the sanction were accounted for, participation in the BMI but not the computer intervention was found to produce additional reduction in drinking and related consequences...

..At the event-level, alcohol consumption among heavy drinking college students leads to risky sexual behavior but the relation differs by gender and partner type...

..Sexual risk reduction interventions are needed for women who were sexually abused as children. Continued research on the effects of multitype maltreatment on adult sexual risk behavior is needed...

..These results document the prevalence of CSA among patients seeking care for an STD and can be used to tailor sexual risk reduction programs for individuals who were sexually abused...

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..This paper describes the scale development and factor structure, and provides initial reliability and validity evidence for the PASUPP...

..This pattern of findings challenges assumptions about additive effects of comorbid disorders on cognitive and social functioning...

..Exploratory analyses suggested that female patients and patients diagnosed with a major depressive disorder were more likely to benefit from the HIV-risk-reduction intervention...

..Thus, diagnosis and illness severity contribute to elevated smoking rates, even after controlling for other substance use. Cessation programs are needed to reduce tobacco use in this vulnerable population...

..This study was designed to evaluate the factor structure, reliability, validity, and utility of the AUDIT and the DAST-10 in an Indian psychiatric hospital...

..The action stage was marked by less frequent substance use and lower perceived costs of quitting. These results support the reliability and validity of staging algorithms in patients with comorbid disorders...

..The results indicate that anonymous assessments as well as male gender are associated with better data quality...

..Motivation and behavioral skills are determinants of safer sex according to the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model...

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..Integration of the findings with past research and their implication for the design of HIV-prevention programs are discussed...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the test-retest reliability of the Timeline Followback (TLFB) interview for assessing daily alcohol and drug use with adults living with a severe mental illness...

..Stigma should be addressed in stress management, health promotion, and medication adherence interventions for HIV-positive people...

..These findings suggest that patients who could most benefit from risk reduction interventions are more likely to participate...

..Gender interactions reveal that hedonism is a stronger predictor of risky health behaviors for females...

..The purpose of this study was to investigate whether having first consensual sex with an older partner was associated with sexual risk behavior in adulthood...

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..Suggestions for future research and implications for clinical practice are discussed...

..We recommend routine human immunodeficiency virus risk screening and risk reduction programs for this vulnerable population...

..We summarize the evidence, discuss methodological issues that arise in studies evaluating the accuracy of self-reports, and offer recommendations for future research...

..Research using this approach will support experimental research that affords a stronger basis for drawing causal inferences regarding sexual decision making...

..To the contrary, for some subgroups, interventions that include components recommended by behavioral science theory reduce the frequency of sexual events and partners...

..To conduct a meta-analytic review of interventions to reduce HIV individuals' sexual risk...

..Choice of assessment mode and frequency should be based upon the research question(s), population, resources, and context in which data collection will occur...

..These findings suggest that psychological distress, substance use, and sexual risk behavior are interconnected and should be considered collectively in interventions for adolescent females...

..Use of the STD-KQ will enable researchers and health educators to identify knowledge deficits, measure knowledge for theory testing, evaluate risk reduction programs, and assess treatment response in research and applied settings...

..E-mail and Web-based worksite programs have the potential to reach a broad adult population and to provide a cost-effective approach to employee wellness programming...

..These findings suggest implications for developing gender-relevant HIV-prevention interventions...

..Formative research such as this can be used to develop interventions that are gender specific and developmentally and culturally appropriate for adolescents...

..The cultural context of these findings, and the implications for tobacco control among psychiatric patients, are discussed...

..g., vaginal sex without a condom, giving oral sex, and alcohol and drug use before sex). Challenges to implementation and suggestions for intervention enhancement are discussed...

..Future research should assess process measures of key developmental constructs as well as risk behavior and biological outcomes...

..To present the preintervention data collected for a pilot HIV-prevention randomized controlled trial specifically developed for single, sexually active adolescent girls...

..We demonstrate how competing narratives identified in the analysis can be featured in radio and television messages advocating healthy behavior by modeling risk-reducing negotiation skills...

..analysis of covariance using baseline scores as covariates)...

..Screening psychiatric patients for HIV risk behaviour can identify those who may benefit from risk reduction programmes...

..The problem of sexual coercion is seldom addressed in mental health care in India; the prevalence and severity of such experiences warrant immediate clinical attention and continued research...

..To gain insight into the context of sexual abstinence and identify potential determinants of abstinence in this population...

..Inconsistencies were found in data analytic procedures and reporting, including how nested designs, skewed data, and attrition were addressed. Recommendations for designing methodologically rigorous interventions are provided...

..To summarize studies that have tested the efficacy of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) sexual risk-reduction interventions in adolescents...

..To estimate the prevalence and identify the correlates of areca nut use among men and women being treated for a major psychiatric disorder in India...

..Increased screening and reporting are indicated, as are sexual abuse prevention and treatment programs...

..These findings converge with other methodological investigations to indicate that socially sensitive health behaviors are not more difficult to assess reliably...

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..The innovative use of a two-step approach, coupling motivational and behavioral skills components, will advance HIV prevention science and practice. ..

..This study will lead to the development of a practical, effective, and easily-distributed sexual risk reduction intervention for use in public STD clinics. ..

..This study will lead to the development of a practical, effective, and easily-distributed sexual risk reduction intervention for use in public STD clinics. ..