Group Psychotherapy for People With HIV

Stanford University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Risk-taking

HIV

Depression

Pain

Treatments

Behavioral: Education

Behavioral: Supportive Expressive Group Psychotherapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

NIH

Identifiers

NCT00186550

R01MH054930-04 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will examine the effectiveness of supportive-expressive group therapy plus education compared with an educational intervention in improving the quality of life and promoting health-enhancing behavior of men and women living with HIV or AIDS.

Full description

The major goal of this project is to examine the effectiveness of supportive-expressive group therapy plus education in comparison to an educationally intervention in improving the quality of life and promoting health-enhancing behavior of men and women living with HIV/AIDS.

Enrollment

186 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. a positive HIV diagnosis (either symptomatic or asymptomatic), 2) at least eighteen years of age, 3) English language skill (to complete questionnaires and participate, if assigned, to the group psychotherapy condition) and, 4) geographical proximity to groups in order to attend if assigned.

Exclusion criteria

1. severe psychiatric disorders (i.e. schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders)who would not be appropriate for participating in the group intervention, 2) active tuberculosis, 3) acute intoxication, 4) participation in an ongoing HIV/AIDS support group or 5) suicidal/homicidal ideation.