Changing directions in HIV prevention: The move toward a psychosocial model

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-287

  Alessi, Edward J ^a  

^a LCSW   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay men; High risk sex; HIV prevention; MSM; Social work; Unsafe sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849118721     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720802310691     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Bancroft, J., Carnes, L., & Janssen, E. (2005). Unprotected anal intercourse in HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay men: The relevance of sexual arousability, mood, sensation seeking and erectile problems. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 34, 299-305.
2. Bancroft, J., Janssen, E., Strong, D., Carnes, L., Vukadinovic, Z., & Long, J. S. (2003). Sexual-risk taking in gay men: The relevance of sexual arousability, mood, and sensation seeking. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 555-572.
3. Bancroft, J., Janssen, E., Strong, D., & Vukadinovic, Z. (2003). The relation between mood and sexuality in gay men. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 231-242.
4. Blank, S., Gallagher, K., Washburn, K., & Rogers, M. (2005). Reaching out to boys at bars: Utilizing community partnerships to employ a wellness strategy for syphilis control among men who sex with men in New York City. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 32(Suppl.), S65-S72.
5. Catania, J. A., Osmond, D., Stall, R. D., Pollack, L., Paul, J. P., Blower, S., et al. (2001). The continuing epidemic among men who have sex with men. American Journal of Public Health, 91, 907-914.
6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2007). 2005 HIV/AIDS Surveillance Re-port, Vol. 17 (Rev. ed.). Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser-vices, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved July 16, 2007, from http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasrlink.htm
7. Chesney, M. A., Koblin, B. A., Barresi, P. J., Husnik, M. J., Celum, C. L., Colfax, G., et al. (2003). An individually tailored intervention for HIV prevention: Baseline data from the Explore Study. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 933-938.
8. Cheuvront, J. P. (2002). High-risk sexual behavior in the treatment of HIV-negative patients. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 6, 7-25.
9. Cochran, S. D., & Mays, V. M. (1994). Depressive distress among homosexually active African American men and women. American Journal of Psychiatry, 151, 524-529.
10. Cordless, H. L., Cochran, S. D., & Mays, V. M. (2002). Reports of parental maltreatment during childhood in U.S. population-based survey of homosexual, bisexual, and heterosexual adults. S, 26, 1165-1178.
11. Crepaz, N., Lyles, C. M., Wolitski, R. J., Passin, W. F., Rama, S. M., Herbst, J. H., et al. (2006). Do prevention interventions reduce HIV behaviours among people living with HIV? A meta-analytic review of controlled trials. AIDS, 20, 143-157.
12. Crepaz, N., & Marks, G. (2001). Are negative affective states associated with HIV sexual risk behaviors? A meta-analytic review. Health Psychology, 20, 291-299.
13. D'Augelli, A. R., Grossman, A. H., & Starks, M. T. (2005). Parents' awareness of les-bian, gay, and bisexual youths' sexual orientation. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 474-482.
14. D'Augelli, A. R., Hershberger, S. L., & Pilkington, N. W. (1998). Lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth and their families: Disclosure of sexual orientation and its consequences. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 68, 361-371.
15. Dean, L., Meyer, I. H., Robinson, K., Sell, R. L., Sember, R., Silenzio, V. M. B., et al. (2000). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health: Findings and concerns. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, 4, 101-147.
16. Diaz, R. M., Ayala, G., Been, E., Henna, J., & Marin, B. V. (2001). The impact of homophobia, poverty, and racism on the mental health of gay and bisexual Latino men: Findings from 3 U.S. cities. American Journal of Public Health, 91, 927-932.
17. Ekstrand, M. L., Stall, R. D., Paul, J. P., Osmond, D. H., & Coates, T. J. (1999). Gay men report high rates of unprotected anal sex with partners of unknown or discordant HIV status. AIDS, 13, 1525-1533.
18. Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (with LGBT health experts). (2001). Healthy people 2010: Companion document for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) health. San Francisco: Gay and Lesbian Medical Association.
19. Gilman, S. E., Cochran, S. D., Mays, V. M., Hughes, M., Ostrow, D., & Kessler, R. C. (2001). Risk of psychiatric disorders among individuals reporting same-sex sexual partners in the National Comorbidity Survey. American Journal of Public Health, 91, 933-939.
20. Guarnero, P. A. (2007). Family and community influences on the social and sexual lives of Latino gay men. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 18, 12-18.
21. Halkitis, P. N., Parsons, J. T., & Wilton, L. (2003). Barebacking among gay and bisexual men in New York City: Explanations for the emergence of intentional unsafe behavior. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 32, 351-357.
22. Herbst, J. H., Sherba, R. T., Crepaz, N., DeLuca, J. B., Zohrabyan, L., Stall, R. D., et al. (2005). A meta-analytic review of HIV behavioral intentions for reducing sexual risk behavior of men who have sex with men. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 39, 228-241.
23. Herek, G. M. (2003). The psychology of sexual prejudice. In L. D. Garnets & D. C. Kimmel (Eds.), Psychological perspectives on lesbian, gay, and bisexual experiences 2nd ed. (pp.157-164). New York: Columbia University Press.
24. Holmes, K. K. (2005). New insights into prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. In J. P. Phair, D. M. Heier, & E. King (Eds.), HIV/AIDS annual update 2005 (pp. 185-208). Dana Point, CA: Clinical Care Options.
25. Hospers, H. J., & Kok, G. (1995). Determinants of safe and risk-taking sexual behavior among gay men: A review. AIDS Education and Prevention, 7, 74-96.
26. Kalichman, S. C. (2005). The other side of the healthy relationships intervention: Mental health outcomes and correlates of sexual risk behavior change. AIDS Education and Prevention, 17(Suppl. A), 66-75.
27. Kalichman, S. C., Kelly, J. A., Morgan, M., & Rompa, D. (1997). Fatalism, current life satisfaction, and risk for HIV infection among gay and bisexual men. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 65, 542-546.
28. Kelly, J. A., & Kalichman, S. C. (1998). Reinforcement value of unsafe sex as a predictor of condom use and continued HIV/AIDS risk behavior among gay and bisexual men. Health Psychology, 17, 328-335.
29. Kelly, J. A., Kalichman, S. C., Kauth, M. R., Kilgore, H. G., Hood, H. V., Campos, P. E., et al. (1991). Situational factors associated with AIDS risk behavior lapses and coping strategies used by gay men who successfully avoid lapses. American Journal of Public Health, 81, 1335-1338.
30. Koblin, B. A., Chesney, M. A., Husnik, M. J., Bozeman, S., Celum, C. L., Buchbinder, S., et al. (2003). High-risk behaviors among men who sex with men in 6 U.S. cities: Baseline data from the Explore Study. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 926-932.
31. Lewis, R. J., Derlega, V. J., Griffin, J. L., & Krowinski, A. C. (2003). Stressors for gay men and lesbians: Life stress, gay-related stress, stigma consciousness, and depressive symptoms. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 22, 716-729.
32. Martin, J. I. (2006). Transcendence among gay men: Implications for HIV prevention. Sexualities, 9, 214-235.
33. Martin, J. I., & Knox, J. (1997). Loneliness and sexual risk behavior in gay men. Psychological Reports, 81, 815-825.
34. Martin, J. I., Pryce, J. G., & Leeper, J. D. (2005). Avoidance coping and HIV risk behavior among gay men. Health and Social Work, 30, 193-201.
35. Mays, V. M., & Cochran, S. D. (2001). Mental health correlates of perceived discrimination among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the U.S. American Journal of Public Health, 91,1869-1876.
36. Mays, V. M., Cochran, S. D., & Zamudio, A. (2004). HIV prevention research: Are we meeting the needs of African American men who have sex with men? Journal of Black Psychology, 30, 78-105.
37. Meyer, C. H. (1993). Assessment in social work practice. New York: Columbia University Press.
38. Meyer, I. H. (1995). Minority stress and mental health in gay men. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 36, 38-56.
39. Meyer, I. H. (2003). Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisex-ual populations: Conceptual issues and research evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 129, 674-697.
40. th ed.): NASW policy statements, 2003-2006. Washington, D. C.: NASW Press.
41. Nyamathi, A. M., & Stein, J.,A. (1997). Assessing the impact of HIV risk reduction counseling in impoverished African American women: A structural equations approach. Journal of AIDS Education and Prevention, 9, 253-273.
42. Perkins, D. O., Leserman, J., Murphy, C., & Evans, D. L. (1993). Psychosocial predictors of high-risk sexual behavior among HIV-negative homosexuals. AIDS Education and Prevention, 5, 141-152.
43. Peterson, J. L. (1998). Introduction to the special issue: HIV/AIDS prevention through community psychology. American Journal of Community Psychology, 26(1), 1-5.
44. Rice, E., Batterham, P., & Rotheram-Borus, M. J. (2006). Unprotected sex among youth living with HIV before and after the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 38, 162-167.
45. Roberts, G. W., & Miller, R. L. (2004). Intervening in the HIV/AIDS crisis: The role of Black psychologists. Journal of Black Psychology, 30, 138-160.
46. Rosario, M., Schrimshaw, E. W., & Hunter, J. (2006). A model of sexual risk behaviors among gay and bisexual men: Longitudinal associations of mental health, substance abuse, sexual abuse, and the coming out process. AIDS Education and Prevention, 18, 444-460.
47. Shernoff, M. (2006). Condomless sex: Gay men, barebacking, and harm reduction. Social Work, 51, 106-113.
48. Stall, R. (1988). The prevention of HIV infection associated with drug and alcohol use during sexual activity. In L. Siegel (Ed.), AIDS and Substance Abuse (pp. 73-88). New York: The Haworth Press.
49. Stall, R., Mills, T. C., Williamson, J., Hart, T., Greenwood, G., Paul, J., et al. (2003). Association of co-occurring psychosocial health problems and increased vulnerability to HIV/AIDS among urban men who have sex with men. American Journal of Public Health, 93, 939-942.
50. Strathdee, S. A., Hogg, R. S., Martindale, S. L., Cornelisse, P. G. A., Craib, K. J. P., Montaner, J. S. G., et al. (1998). Determinants of sexual risk-taking among young HIV-negative gay and bisexual men. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology, 19, 61-66.
51. Trickett, E. J. (2002). Context, culture, and collaboration in AIDS interventions: Ecological ideas for enhancing community impact. Journal of Primary Prevention, 23(2), 157-174.
52. UNAIDS (2007). 2007 AIDS epidemic update. Retrieved September 29, 2008, from http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/EpiUpdate/EpiUpdArchive/2007/
53. U.S. Department of Justice-Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2007). 2006 hate crime statistics. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved on December 7, 2007, from http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2006/victims.html
54. Valleroy, L. A., MacKellar, D. A., Karon, J. M., Rosen, D. H., McFarland, W., Shehan, D. A., et al. (2000). HIV prevalence and associated risks in young men who have sex with men. Journal of the American Medical Association, 284, 198-204.
55. Vincke, J., & Bolton, R. (1994). Social support, depression, and self-acceptance among gay men. Human Relations, 47, 1049-1062.
56. Wolitski, R. J. (2005). The emergence of barebacking among gay and bisexual men in the U.S.: A public health perspective. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 9, 9-34.
57. Wolitski, R. J., Parsons, J. T., & Gómez, C. A. (2004). Prevention with HIV-seropositive men who have sex with men: Lessons from the Seropositive Urban Men's Health Study (SUMS) and the Seropositive Urban Men's Intervention Trial (SUMIT). Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 37(Suppl. 2), S101-S109.
58. Yoshikawa, H., Wilson, P. A. D., Chae, D. H., & Cheng, J. F. (2004). Do family and friendship networks protect against the influence of discrimination on mental health and HIV risk among Asian and Pacific Islander gay men? AIDS Education and Prevention, 16,84-100.