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Integrated Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety and HIV/STI Prevention for Gay and Bisexual Men: A Pilot Intervention Trial

Abstract

Given the alarmingly high HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) incidence among gay and bisexual men (GBM) worldwide, there is a critical need for HIV prevention interventions specifically for GBM. Social anxiety, or anxiety about being evaluated in interpersonal situations, is a risk factor for condomless anal sex (CAS) among GBM (e.g., Hart & Heimberg, 2005; Hart, James, Purcell, & Farber, 2008). Social anxiety may also increase …

Authors

Hart TA; Noor SW; Vernon JRG; Antony MM; Gardner S; O'Cleirigh C

Journal

Behavior Therapy, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 503–517

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

May 2020

DOI

10.1016/j.beth.2019.09.001

ISSN

0005-7894