Single-session motivational enhancement counseling to support change toward reduction of HIV transmission by HIV positive persons

Arch Sex Behav. 2007 Apr;36(2):313-9. doi: 10.1007/s10508-006-9077-8.

Abstract

Given the enormous successes in treating HIV disease with antiretroviral therapies, there is a burgeoning population of healthy, sexually active HIV+ men and women. Because HIV prevention counseling has focused traditionally on persons at risk of becoming infected, there is an urgent mandate to explore ways to engage HIV+ persons in transmission risk reduction counseling. Using two case examples, this article presents an overview of motivational interviewing in a single counseling session as a promising treatment for addressing ambivalence about safer sex with HIV+ persons.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Behavior Therapy / methods*
  • Counseling / methods*
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • HIV Seropositivity / psychology
  • HIV Seropositivity / transmission
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Reduction Behavior*
  • Safe Sex / psychology*
  • Sexual Partners