Psychological interventions with AIDS and HIV: prevention and treatment. J Consult Clin Psychol 1992 Aug;60(4):576-85
Date
08/01/1992Pubmed ID
1506505DOI
10.1037//0022-006x.60.4.576Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0026727972 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 88 CitationsAbstract
In the decade since acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first diagnosed, behavioral research has focused intensively on risk reduction change processes and, to a lesser extent, on mental health needs of persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) conditions. Although research to date has yielded important findings for primary prevention efforts and has identified some psychological dimensions relevant to mental health interventions, there is a pressing need for much more systematic intervention outcome research in both the prevention/behavior change and emotional coping areas. Progress in these areas will be facilitated by better linkage of intervention approaches to behavioral theory; identification of intervention elements that produce HIV risk behavior change; evaluated field-testing of promising intervention models; continued focus on populations that remain at risk (such as gay men and injection drug users); and expansion of prevention efforts to urban, poor, and minority populations increasingly threatened as AIDS/HIV enters a "second wave." Although AIDS is still a relatively new problem, existing behavioral medicine conceptual models and intervention strategies can be adapted to meet the enormous challenges created by AIDS and HIV infection.
Author List
Kelly JA, Murphy DAAuthor
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 SyndromeAdaptation, Psychological
Behavior Therapy
HIV Infections
HIV Seropositivity
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Risk Factors
Sick Role