title: Potential HIV exposure in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescent girls.
abstract: The authors surveyed 23 psychiatrically hospitalized adolescent girls regarding behavior that involves high risk of HIV infection. Over half (57%) of the girls reported high-risk sexual activities; these girls were more likely to have sexually transmitted diseases, substantial drug abuse histories, and diagnoses of conduct disorder.
authors.affiliation: Millcreek Psychiatric Center for Children, Cincinnati, OH.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mossman
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology