We discuss implications for peer - led
sexual health intervention programs and for theories of normative sexuality development.
The researchers say the information could help showcase the need for
sexual health interventions for older Americans.
Not exact matches
The study found that the children were 33 per cent more likely to abstain from
sexual activity over a two - year period than children who attended
interventions stressing the importance of safesex or of maintaining good
health generally.
The government's new plan says local areas will be given guidance on effective steps including «targeted
interventions» and close collaboration between
sexual health services and other relevant groups.
So, after contemplating where I'd feel most comfortable, which local providers I felt respected me most and what type of birth experience would give me the best odds of avoiding surgery (and other
interventions that might impact my long - term
sexual health and satisfaction), I chose to give birth at home with midwives.
She also has a Diploma in Reproductive and
Sexual Health and has further training in couples and family therapy and VIPP - SD (video - feedback
intervention to promote positive parenting and sensitive discipline).
«This is a preliminary study, but it shows that the HEART
intervention can make a difference in the
sexual health of adolescent girls,» Widman says.
Even fewer
interventions are tailored for racial and ethnic minorities, and not one
intervention has been evaluated with
sexual - and gender - minority people,» said Robert Coulter, M.P.H., a doctoral candidate in Pitt Public
Health's Department of Behavioral and Community
Health Sciences and lead author of both studies.
Sexual transmission of the Ebola virus could have a major impact on the dynamics of the disease, potentially reigniting an outbreak that has been contained by public
health interventions, according to research by University of Georgia ecologists just published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.
Athens, Ga. —
Sexual transmission of the Ebola virus could have a major impact on the dynamics of the disease, potentially reigniting an outbreak that has been contained by public
health interventions, according to research by University of Georgia ecologists just published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.
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Interventions that include parental components can have an impact on
sexual health and behavior outcomes.
A
health - promotion control
intervention concerned
health issues unrelated to
sexual behavior.
Results of generalized estimation equation analyses indicate that adolescents in the HIV risk - reduction group were less likely to report having had
sexual intercourse in the past 3 months during follow - up (OR, 0.66; 95 % CI, 0.46 - 0.96) than were those in the
health - promotion
intervention.
No differences in the frequency of unprotected
sexual intercourse, the number of partners, or the rate of STD were observed at the 3 - or 6 - month follow - up between skill -
intervention participants and information -
intervention or
health control -
intervention participants.
Skills -
intervention participants reported less unprotected
sexual intercourse at the 12 - month follow - up than did information -
intervention participants or
health control -
intervention participants.
At the 12 - month follow - up, skills -
intervention participants reported fewer
sexual partners compared with
health control -
intervention participants, and were less likely to test positive for STD than were
health control -
intervention participants.
Researchers and program planners need a better understanding of the linkages between early marriage,
sexual violence, low education and early childbearing to help inform
interventions seeking to improve reproductive
health outcomes.
Guse K et al.,
Interventions using new digital media to improve adolescent
sexual health: a systematic review, Journal of Adolescent Health, 2012, 51 (6): 535 — 543, doi: 10.1016 / j.jadohealth.2012.0
health: a systematic review, Journal of Adolescent
Health, 2012, 51 (6): 535 — 543, doi: 10.1016 / j.jadohealth.2012.0
Health, 2012, 51 (6): 535 — 543, doi: 10.1016 / j.jadohealth.2012.03.014.
Chandra - Mouli V, Lane C and Wong S, What does not work in adolescent
sexual and reproductive
health: a review of evidence on interventions commonly accepted as best practices, Global Health: Science and Practice, 2015, 3 (3): 333 &mdash
health: a review of evidence on
interventions commonly accepted as best practices, Global
Health: Science and Practice, 2015, 3 (3): 333 &mdash
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This course is recommended for
health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental
health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about online
sexual addiction and
intervention strategies.
Denford S et al., A comprehensive review of reviews of school - based
interventions to improve
sexual -
health, Health Psychology Review, 2017, 11 (1): 33 &mdas
health,
Health Psychology Review, 2017, 11 (1): 33 &mdas
Health Psychology Review, 2017, 11 (1): 33 — 52.
Long - term effects of childhood
sexual violence include substance misuse, early
sexual debut, more
sexual partners, trading sex for financial gain and less use of contraception, as well as interpersonal difficulties, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal behaviour.44 — 51 Our results imply that
interventions to reduce peer - related violence among primary school children could be beneficial for mental
health, as well as for
sexual and reproductive
health in this population.
A brief
intervention for drug use,
sexual risk behaviours and violence prevention with vulnerable women in South Africa: a randomised trial of the Women's
Health CoOp
Dr. Brown's research publications have included: Self - cutting and
sexual risk among adolescents in intesive psychiatric treatment; Promoting safer sex among HIV - positive youth with hemophilia: Theory,
intervention, and outcome; Predictors of retention among HIV / hemophilia
health care professionals; Impact of
sexual abuse on the HIV - risk - related behavior of adolescents in intensive psychiatric treatment; Heroin use in adolescents and young adults admitted for drug detoxification; and Children and adolescents living with HIV and AIDS: A review
Swenson's specialties include prevention research,
intervention development,
health disparities, and
sexual health.
She is currently funded by the National Institute of Mental
Health to develop an
intervention to reduce dating violence and
sexual risk behaviors among adolescent girls with prior dating violence exposure.
AASECT believes that there is an urgent need for
sexual healing practices that is, for biopsychosocial or holistic care, for therapeutic
intervention, and for personal growth opportunities to be made available to all people, who are compromised in their pursuit of
sexual health and happiness.
Phone: 305-541-0210 Email:
[email protected] Topics of Expertise: African American Families / Asian & Asian American Families / Child Welfare / Children / Domestic Violence & Child Abuse / Family Counseling, Therapy & Parenting
Intervention / Family Law / Fertility, Reproduction &
Sexual Health /
Health & Illness /
Health Care / Latino Families / Race, Ethnicity & Culture / Reproductive
Health / Transition - Couples to Parenting / Work & Family
The practice of mental
health counseling also includes counseling, behavior modification, consultation, client - centered advocacy, crisis
intervention, and the provision of needed information and education to clients, when using methods of a psychological nature to evaluate, assess, diagnose, treat, and prevent emotional and mental disorders and dysfunctions (whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral), behavioral disorders,
sexual dysfunction, alcoholism, or substance abuse.
Additionally, I specialize in alcohol and substance abuse and chemical dependency, addictions, trauma,
sexual assault and human trafficking, domestic violence, crisis and behavioral
health interventions, anxiety, mood disorders, anger and impulse control, and self - management coaching.
Intervention effects on
health - risking
sexual behavior among foster care girls: The role of placement disruption and substance use.
Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The purpose of the present study examined the effects of the Middle School Success (MSS)
intervention [now called KEEP SAFE], on their
health - risking
sexual behavior of girls involved in foster care.
It contributes to public
health by guiding action steps for how extended family influence on teen
sexual health can direct inclusion of larger family systems, beyond the nuclear family, into prevention and
intervention programs.
A study to see if
intervention will help foster children transitioning to middle school avoid risky behaviors including drug and tobacco use, participation in HIV - risking
sexual behavior, delinquency, mental
health problems, and school failure.
The researchers» aim is to provide evidence that JPOs can effectively deliver an evidence - based
intervention as a means to ultimately decrease AOD use and other public
health - related behaviors (i.e., criminal behaviors, HIV / STI
sexual risk behaviors) among these high - risk adolescents.
His primary research interests include the development and prevention of child antisocial behavior and related problem behaviors, such as substance use and abuse, academic failure, and high risking
sexual behavior; Coercion Theory; the development of preventive
interventions for incarcerated parents, their children, and the caregivers of their children; early childhood education and
intervention; youth mentoring; preventive
interventions for physical
health problems; and the development and prevention of adjustment problems during adulthood, including substance abuse, intimate partner violence, and suicidality.
Joe has taught and lectured on clinical topics including family therapy, the delivery of
health care services to
sexual and gender minorities, sexological perspectives on the assessment and treatment of
sexual compulsivity, clinical
interventions with intersex, transgender, and gender non-conforming clients and their families, differentiating BDSM / Kink from interpersonal violence in intimate partner relationships, and LGBT elders and sexuality.
If this
intervention is efficacious, this could begin to address the substantial mental
health disparities amongst
sexual minorities.
We identified two targets of behavioral
interventions that may lead to improvements in mental
health and reductions in
sexual transmission risk behaviors — maladaptive cognitions underlying negative self - schemas and difficulties with emotion regulation.
For MLH,
intervention goals were designed to: 1) increase adherence to medical regimens, including ARV; 2) reduce
sexual and drug use transmission acts; 3) reduce mental
health symptoms; and 4) improve parenting while ill (i.e., reduce family conflict, improve communication, and clarify family roles).
Overall, these studies suggest that relational factors, such as attachment, require greater consideration when studying
sexual health and designing
interventions.
Identifying such factors is important in selecting the appropriate targets for treatment
intervention in the context of
sexual dysfunction and of improving women's
sexual health and well - being.
The current study provides supporting evidence that a relatively brief family - based
intervention was successful at addressing parent — adolescent
sexual communication among a mental
health sample.