The role of family therapy in decreasing HIV high-risk behaviors among adolescents.
Adolescence is a critical time for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and both the prevention and treatment of high-risk-for-HIV behaviors such as drug abuse and unprotected sex. Family therapy appears to be a promising, yet neglected, source of influence in the prevention of HIV. In this paper, the authors identify HIV risk factors among adolescents and provide a rationale for the use of family therapy to prevent high-risk-for-HIV behaviors among adolescents. Also included are the components of one promising family therapy model for addressing risk reduction in adolescents. An illustrative case example is provided.
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Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907.
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Jurich
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous