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HIV Counselor PERSPECTIVES________
Volume 4, Number 1, January 1994
Written and Produced by the University of California San
Francisco AIDS Health Project for the California Department of Health
Services, Office of AIDS
Compulsive Sex & HIV
Traditional HIV prevention messages related to risks of
infection are often ineffective for people who are sexually
compulsive. This is because people who are sexually compulsive,
regardless of awareness of risks, feel they have no choice or power
over their sexual behaviors. People who compulsively engage in sex
often have negative images of themselves, and the compulsive nature
of their sexual behavior furthers these images
(1).
This issue of PERSPECTIVES examines compulsive sex and its
relationship to HIV infection risks. It reports on characteristics
of sexual compulsion, as well as its prevalence, origins, and
treatment. The Implications for Counseling section explores how
counselors can recognize and respond to clients who report sexual
patterns that may be compulsive.
Inside PERSPECTIVES
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(Sat Feb 11 02:15:10 1995)
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