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ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2011

Drug assertiveness and sexual risk-taking behavior in a sample of HIV-positive, methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men.

Shirley J Semple, Steffanie A Strathdee, Jim Zians, John R McQuaid, Thomas L Patterson

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Article in Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06463431 (A Trial for An Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Treat PTSD and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06463431 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

A Trial for An Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Treat PTSD and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men

TypeinterventionalSponsorToronto Metropolitan UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled56ConditionsStress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) PreventionArmsCognitive Processing Therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shirley J SempleDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0680, USA.
Steffanie A Strathdee
Jim Zians
John R McQuaid
Thomas L Patterson
University of California, San Diego · USSan Francisco VA Medical Center · US

Funding

Behavior Change and Maintenance Intervention for HIV+ MSM Methamphetamine UsersR01DA021115 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI PATTERSON, THOMAS L. · 2006 to 2010
$2.8M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA021115
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drug assertiveness skills have been demonstrated to be effective in reducing substance use behaviors among patients with alcohol or heroin use disorders. This study examined the association between drug assertiveness and methamphetamine use, psychological factors, and sexual risk behaviors in a sample of 250 HIV-positive men who have sex with men enrolled in a safer sex intervention in San Diego, CA. Less assertiveness in turning down drugs was associated with greater frequency and larger amounts of methamphetamine use, lower self-esteem, higher scores on a measure of sexual sensation seeking, and greater attendance at risky sexual venues. These data suggest that drug assertiveness training should be incorporated into drug abuse treatment programs and other risk reduction interventions for methamphetamine users.

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Risk-TakingAdultAmphetamine-Related DisordersAnxietyAssertivenessHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMethamphetamineMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSafe SexSelf ConceptSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultMethamphetamine

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PMID21550758
PMCPMC3154402
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