title: Research on the Effects of Alcohol and Sexual Arousal on Sexual Risk in Men who have Sex with Men: Implications for HIV Prevention Interventions.
abstract: The purpose of this paper was to describe and appraise the research evidence on the effects of acute alcohol intoxication and sexual arousal on sexual risk behaviors in men who have sex with men (MSM) and to examine its implications for design of HIV prevention interventions that target MSM. Toward that end, the paper begins with a discussion of research on sexual arousal in men and alcohol and their acute effects on sexual behaviors. This is followed by a review of empirical evidence on the combined acute effects of alcohol and sexual arousal in heterosexual men (the large majority of studies) and then in MSM. The empirical evidence and related theoretical developments then are integrated to derive implications for developing effective HIV prevention interventions that target MSM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA. samaisto@syr.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Maisto
authors.affiliation: University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Simons
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions / Q000187:drug effects*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol
keywords: Alcohol; HIV prevention; MSM; Sexual arousal; Sexual risk