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A randomized trial of a brief HIV risk reduction intervention for men with severe mental illness
Alan Berkman1, Eric Cerwonka, Nancy Sohler
1Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA. ab376@columbia.edu
Objective:
A six-session version of a longer, 15-session social skills intervention for reducing high-risk sexual behaviors among men with severe mental illness was assessed.
Methods:
Ninety-two men were randomly assigned to the intervention or to a two-hour standard HIV educational session, and their sexual risk behaviors were assessed every six weeks for six months.
Results:
Among the sexually active men (33 in the intervention group and 23 in the control group), a twofold reduction in sexual risk behaviors was found for the intervention group. This reduction was less than the threefold reduction seen for the original 15-session intervention and was not statically significant.
Conclusions:
Further study is required to determine the optimal balance between efficacy and feasibility of this intervention.
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