Randomized Controlled Trial of Brief Interventions to Reduce College Students' Drinking and Risky Sex

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 583-594

  Dermen, Kurt H ^a   Thomas, Sherilyn N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; College students; HIV risk; Motivational interviewing; Randomized controlled trial; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CONDOMS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STUDENTS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83755219588     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025472     Document Type: Article

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