Therapist's Expectations of Psychotherapy Duration for Individuals Living with HIV

Autor: Enbal Shacham MEd, M Reece, Kimberly McBride Ma, Barbara Williams Ms
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services. 4:71-89
ISSN: 1538-151X
1538-1501
DOI: 10.1300/j187v04n01_06
Popis: Data were collected from 102 psychotherapists providing mental health care to individuals living with HIV at a mental health clinic in the Southeastern United States, for the purpose of assessing the perceptions of therapists with regard to necessary therapy duration for a range of mental health issues and disorders. Analyses were conducted to explore the extent to which therapists perceived the need for different therapy durations for individuals living with HIV rather than those who had not received such a diagnosis. Across all mental health issues assessed, therapists indicated a greater need for therapy duration when an HIV diagnosis was also present, and this generally was consistent without regard to therapist education, demographics, or therapeutic orientation. Given the extent to which mental health care is often a routine component of the HIV social services infrastructure, the findings of this study have important implications for mental health providers, mental health training programs...
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