Psychological interventions to prevent HIV infection are urgently needed. New priorities for behavioral research in the second decade of AIDS. Am Psychol 1993 Oct;48(10):1023-34
Date
10/01/1993Pubmed ID
8256875DOI
10.1037//0003-066x.48.10.1023Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0027673948 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 213 CitationsAbstract
Behavior change remains the only means for primary prevention of HIV disease. Psychology should take a leading role in efforts to curtail the epidemic, but has not contributed to HIV prevention at a level proportionate to the urgency of the crisis. The authors propose an updated agenda for behavioral research on AIDS-HIV prevention implementing accelerated community trials of promising behavior change models, conducting trials of community-level interventions on a large scale and focused on populations most vulnerable to HIV infections, establishing partnerships between HIV research and community service organizations, integrating efforts from across psychology disciplines to advance and refine HIV prevention interventions, and mobilizing interdisciplinary HIV prevention resources and communication mechanisms to rapidly translate research findings to community and public policy arenas.
Author List
Kelly JA, Murphy DA, Sikkema KJ, Kalichman SCAuthor
Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeHIV Infections
Health Behavior
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Risk Factors