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A short-term group treatment model for gay male survivors of childhood sexual abuse living with HIV/AIDS.

TitleA short-term group treatment model for gay male survivors of childhood sexual abuse living with HIV/AIDS.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsMasten, James, Arlene Kochman, Nathan B. Hansen, and Kathleen J. Sikkema
JournalInternational journal of group psychotherapy
Volume57
Issue4
Pagination475-96
Date Published2007 Oct
ISSN0020-7284
KeywordsAdaptation, Psychological, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual, HIV Infections, Homosexuality, Male, Humans, Male, Psychotherapy, Group, Survivors
AbstractHIV-positive gay male survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) face three layers of trauma: childhood abuse, homophobic oppression, and HIV/AIDS. Additionally, CSA has been shown to increase HIV risk behavior among gay men, and the trauma of HIV infection often parallels the experience of CSA. Effective coping strategies are particularly important for people living with HIV/AIDS in order to adapt to physical, psychological, and social implications of infection. However, coping strategies once adaptive in the context of CSA may become maladaptive in adulthood. Interventions are needed that enhance coping and address CSA for survivors living with HIV/AIDS to protect their own health and to prevent new transmissions. This article presents a group model found to be efficacious for treating gay male survivors of CSA living with HIV/AIDS.
DOI10.1002/jts.21658
Alternate JournalInt J Group Psychother

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