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Spring 2005 Newsletter

Books & Articles

Baskin, M.L., Braithwaite, R.L., Eldred, L., & Glassman, M. (Eds.) (2005). Prevention with persons living with HIV. AIDS Education & Prevention, 17 (Suppl. A), 1-115.

"Why are efforts to prevent persons with HIV from transmitting the virus to others receiving increased attention? Are interventions for persons living with HIV effective? Does the effectiveness of prevention programs vary by program setting or target population? What are the prevention community's challenges in planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating these interventions? [This supplement addresses] these questions with the presentation of both quantitative and qualitative findings from individual- and group-level interventions for HIV-infected persons. Interventions for men and women, ranging from black non-gay-identified men who have sex with men to female injection drug users, are presented and real-world implementation and evaluation challenges in community-based settings are discussed. Suggestions for addressing these challenges are also presented" (p. 1).

Frederick , R.J. (2004). The multidimensional challenge of psychotherapy with HIV positive gay men. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 17 (2), 63-79.

Frederick identifies and discusses current concerns for gay men living with HIV, as well as clinical challenges confronting therapists working with this population.

Gatrad, A.R., & Sheikh, A. (2004). Risk factors for HIV/AIDS in Muslim communities. Diversity in Health & Social Care, 1 (1), 65-69.

"In this paper, we seek to describe Muslim customs and practices that may represent risk factors for developing HIV/AIDS. ... We consider issues such as polygamy, attitudes towards extra-marital relationships, homosexuality and the custom of male circumcision, all of which may have a bearing on the risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS. An appreciation of such factors is ... crucial in order to develop and implement culturally competent and sensitive population-based risk reduction strategies" (p. 65).

Halkitis, P.N., Gomez , C.A. , & Wolitski, R.J. (Eds.). (2005). HIV+ sex: The psychological and interpersonal dynamics of HIV-seropositive gay and bisexual men's relationships. Washington , DC : American Psychological Association.

"Giving voice to the stories of hundreds of seropositive individuals, the editors and contributors explore how gay and bisexual men live with HIV and make decisions about sex, express their sexuality, choose their sexual partners, and balance their physical and emotional health while attempting to maintain viable and responsible sex lives. The personal narratives, in addition to featured findings of extensive behavioral research studies, provide orientation and valuable insight for studying and working with this population."

Kalichman , S.C. (Ed.). (2005). Positive prevention: Reducing HIV transmission among people living with HIV/AIDS. New York : Springer.

"... [A] timely volume containing the latest contributions from ... top scholars ... on preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS. Issues covered include unprotected sex with HIV-positive gay and bisexual men; issues around whether disclosure leads to safer sex; mental health and HIV with young adults; the impact of HIV diagnosis on sexual risk behaviors; interventions in community settings; and more."

Kalichman , S.C. , Cain, D., Fuhrel, A., Eaton, L., Di Fonzo, K., & Ertl, T. (2005). Assessing medication adherence self-efficacy among low-literacy patients: Development of a pictographic visual analogue scale. Health Education Research, 20 (1), 24-35.

"Based on a review of the research literature and qualitative research with key informants, a pictographic medication adherence self-efficacy scale was developed. ... This newly developed pictographic scale may be useful in assessing medication adherence self-efficacy in lower-literacy populations" (p. 24).

Pargament, K.I., McCarthy, S., Shah, P., Ano, G., Tarakeshwar, N., Wachholtz, A., Sirrine, N., Vas concelles, E., Murray-Swank, N., Locher, A., & Duggan, J. (2004). Religion and HIV: A review of the literature and clinical implications. Southern Medical Journal, 97 (12), 1201-1209.

"In this paper, we review the literature on religious coping among individuals with HIV and outline a clinical intervention that incorporates religious issues relevant to this population" (p. 1201).

Weinhardt, L.S. (Ed.). (2005). Changing HIV/AIDS-related behavior. Behavior Modification, 29 (2), 219-463.

"In this special issue, six groups of clinician-researchers focusing on HIV and AIDS-related behavior present their most recent intervention strategies. The articles included represent interventions for a range of target behaviors, including sexual activity, injection drug use, and HIV medication adherence. The interventions described were designed for a variety of groups and communities increasingly being affected by HIV and AIDS, including low-income, urban, ethnic-minority women, adolescents, injection drug users, and ... people who have HIV" (p. 221).

Wynn, G.H., Cozza, K.L., Zapor, M.J., Wortmann, G.W., & Armstrong , S.C. (2005). Antiretrovirals, Part III: Antiretrovirals and drugs of abuse. Psychosomatics, 46 (1), 79-87.

"In an overview format ..., the metabolism and drug interactions in the context of antiretroviral therapy are presented for the following drugs of abuse: alcohol, benzodiazepines, cocaine, GHB (liquid X), ketamine (special K), LSD (acid), MDMA (Ecstasy), opiates, PCP (angel dust), and THC (marijuana)" (p. 79).

- Compiled by Abraham Feingold, Psy.D.

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