Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1081566 | Journal of Adolescent Health | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Clinicians should assess for depression symptoms in African American adolescent patients as an indicator of future sexual risk. Prevention interventions that address depressed mood could have a significant impact on later HIV/STI sexual risk behaviors. Further research is needed to understand the effect of depressive symptoms on sexual risk among adolescents of other race/ethnicities and to examine the potential cultural forces that affect this relationship.
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Authors
Larry K. M.D., Marina Ph.D., Celia Ph.D., Christopher Ph.D., Jessica B.A., David M.D., Kevin J. Ph.D., Project SHIELD Study Group Project SHIELD Study Group,