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| Gail WyattSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Violence prevention among HIV-positive women with histories of violence: healing women in their communitiesGail E Wyatt
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024 1759, USA
Womens Health Issues 21:S255-60. 2011....
The four Cs of HIV prevention with African Americans: crisis, condoms, culture, and communityJohn K Williams
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90024 1759, USA
Curr HIV/AIDS Rep 7:185-93. 2010....- Enhancing cultural and contextual intervention strategies to reduce HIV/AIDS among African AmericansGail E Wyatt
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1759, USA
Am J Public Health 99:1941-5. 2009.... - Does a history of trauma contribute to HIV risk for women of color? Implications for prevention and policyGail E Wyatt
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, 760 Westwood Plaza NPI Room C8 871C, Los Angeles, CA 90024 1759, USA
Am J Public Health 92:660-5. 2002..We investigated history of abuse and other HIV-related risk factors in a community sample of 490 HIV-positive and HIV-negative African American, European American, and Latina women... 
HIV-positive black women with histories of childhood sexual abuse: patterns of substance use and barriers to health careGail E Wyatt
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 16:9-23. 2005..Implications for future research and culturally relevant prevention and intervention programs are discussed...- The efficacy of an integrated risk reduction intervention for HIV-positive women with child sexual abuse historiesGail E Wyatt
Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024 1759, USA
AIDS Behav 8:453-62. 2004.... - Women, Trauma, and HIV: an overviewGail E Wyatt
Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
AIDS Behav 8:401-3. 2004 - Substance abuse and medication adherence among HIV-positive women with histories of child sexual abuseHonghu Liu
UCLA Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Los Angeles, California 90095 1736, USA
AIDS Behav 10:279-86. 2006..Additional research on how CSA experiences impact health behaviors is needed to help develop culturally congruent interventions to reduce risk behaviors and facilitate better medication adherence for this vulnerable population... - Risk reduction for HIV-positive African American and Latino men with histories of childhood sexual abuseJohn K Williams
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, 760 Westwood Plaza, Suite C8 871C, Los Angeles, CA 90024 1759, USA
Arch Sex Behav 37:763-72. 2008.... - The influence of prenatal trauma, stress, social support, and years of residency in the US on postpartum maternal health status among low-income LatinasLekeisha A Sumner
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Matern Child Health J 15:1046-54. 2011..Health professionals are encouraged to assess these factors in early pregnancy... - Trauma and psychosocial predictors of substance abuse in women impacted by HIV/AIDSHector F Myers
Department of Psychology, UCLA, Franz Hall 1285, P O Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095 01563, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 36:233-46. 2009..The implications of these findings for alcohol and drug abuse research and services are discussed... - Severity of child sexual abuse, post- traumatic stress and risky sexual behaviors among HIV-positive womenHector F Myers
Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
AIDS Behav 10:191-9. 2006..The results support the need for interventions for HIV-positive women that address the full burden of abuse experienced and its sequelae... - Psychological inhibition and CD4 T-cell levels in HIV-seropositive womenNaomi I Eisenberger
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, 90095, USA
J Psychosom Res 54:213-24. 2003..This cross-sectional study examined the hypothesis that the capacity for emotional expression is a critical moderator of the emotional support-health relationship... - Childhood sexual abuse severity and disclosure predict posttraumatic stress symptoms and biomarkers in ethnic minority womenDorie A Glover
Semel Institute for Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024 1759, USA
J Trauma Dissociation 11:152-73. 2010..Adult posttraumatic stress symptoms and a biomarker index of current health risk in childhood sexual abuse (CSA) survivors were investigated in relation to CSA severity, disclosure, and other peri- and post-trauma factors... - Child sexual abuse: associations with the sexual functioning of adolescents and adultsTamra Burns Loeb
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, 90095 1759, USA
Annu Rev Sex Res 13:307-45. 2002..We use a developmental framework to guide our understanding of the effects of CSA, as well as gender and ethnic differences, on the sexual functioning of male and female survivors... - Does a history of childhood sexual abuse affect sexual outcomes in breast cancer survivors?Gail E Wyatt
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 6900, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:1261-9. 2005..As part of a larger survey study examining sexuality and intimacy in breast cancer survivors, we conducted in-person interviews with a subsample of participants... - Psychosocial issues among gay- and non-gay-identifying HIV-seropositive African American and Latino MSMJohn K Williams
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024 1759, USA
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 10:268-86. 2004..Implications of these psychosocial issues for HIV-seropositive gay- and non-gay-identifying African American and Latino MSM with histories of sexual abuse in future interventions are discussed... - On the outside looking in: promoting HIV/AIDS research initiated by African American investigatorsGail E Wyatt
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024 1759, USA
Am J Public Health 99:S48-53. 2009..We discuss progress toward eliminating disparities experienced by African American HIV/AIDS researchers at the individual, academic institution, and sociopolitical levels... - African-American sexuality and HIV/AIDS: recommendations for future researchGail E Wyatt
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 100:44-8, 50-1. 2008..Conducting research to better understand African-American sexuality will facilitate the development of behavioral interventions that address health, HIV and mental health risk reduction within the context of African-American life... - Correlates of relationship, psychological, and sexual behavioral factors for HIV risk among Indian womenR N Gupta
Indian Council of Medical Research, Division of Reproductive Health and Nutrition, New Delhi, India
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 14:256-65. 2008..Implications for future research and culturally relevant interventions are discussed...
Research Grants
- TESTING A MODEL OF RISK REDUCTION FOR HIV POSITIVE WOMENGail Wyatt; Fiscal Year: 2003....
- HIV/STD Risk Reduction Among African American CouplesGail Wyatt; Fiscal Year: 2006..The findings will contribute significantly to the field of HIV/STD risk reduction by developing and testing an intervention with African American couples that can be offered to HIV clinics and CBOs. ..
- NIMH Multisite HIV/STD Prevention Trial for African-American CouplesGail Wyatt; Fiscal Year: 2007..The findings will contribute significantly to an understanding of HIV/STD risk reduction among African American serodiscordant couples, a population at high risk of transmission. ..