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Feasibility of an Emotion Regulation Intervention to Improve Mental Health and Reduce HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors for HIV-Positive Gay and Bisexual Men with Sexual Compulsivity

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Parsons, Jeffrey T., Rendina, H. Jonathon, Moody, Raymond L., Gurung, Sitaji, Starks, Tyrel J., Pachankis, John E.·2017·AIDS and Behavior

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Gay and bisexual men (GBM) report high rates of sexual compulsivity (SC), yet no empirically based treatments exist. An intervention based on the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders was pilot tested in a sample of 13 HIV-positive GBM with SC. Participants completed a baseline interview, and were offered up to ten intervention sessions. Of those, 11 completed a 3-month follow-up assessment. Despite problems with session attendance (only 4 men completed all 10 sessions), improvements were observed in all psychological outcomes, including SC, depression, and anxiety. Decreases were observed in drug use and HIV risk. The Unified Protocol may be useful in improving the health of HIV-positive GBM, however challenges with session attendance must be addressed. Future work should consider if fewer sessions produce similar results, whether barriers to attending all sessions could be alleviated, and how the intervention would perform compared to treatments.

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Authors
Parsons, J. T., Rendina, H. J., Moody, R. L., Gurung, S., Starks, T. J., & Pachankis, J. E.
Affiliations
  • The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
  • City University of New York (US)
  • Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Parsons, Jeffrey T.
Venue
AIDS and Behavior
Published
2016-08-29
Volume
21
Issue
6
Pages
1540-1549
ISSN
  • 1090-7165 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3254
OpenAlex
W2515876469
Cited by
51
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 1
FWCI
4.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • AIDS and Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (K01-DA039030, R01-DA036466 S2)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R34-MH096607)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Keywords
compulsive sexual behavior, HIV-positive men who have sex with men, gay and bisexual men, emotion regulation interventions, HIV risk behavior, depression, anxiety, substance use, session attendance, mental health
MeSH terms
Adult, Bisexuality, Compulsive Behavior, Emotions, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Risk-Taking, Sexual Partners, HIV Infections, Homosexuality, Male, Substance-Related Disorders

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