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Couples Health Project (CHP) logo
Couples-based health study focusing on drug use and PrEP adherence
This is a couples-based intervention study for HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) and report substance use within the past 30 days. The purpose of this study is to test a couples-based intervention to reduce drug use and enhance sexual health for gay men in relationships.

​This project is closed to recruitment.

Project Details:
Time Period: 2017 - 2020
Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIH Grant Number: R34DA043422
Principal Investigator: Tyrel Starks, Ph.D.
For more information contact: ​212-206-7919 and CHP@prideresearch.org

Publications:
Starks, T.J., Robles, G., Doyle, K.M., Pawson, M., Bertone, P., Millar, B.M., & Ingersoll, K. (2020). Motivational Interviewing with male couples to reduce substance use and HIV risk: Manifestations of partner discord and strategies for facilitating dyadic functioning. Psychotherapy, 57(1), 58-67. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31999189/

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Bosco, S.C., Pawson, M., Parsons, J.T., & Starks, T.J. (2019, December). Biomedical HIV prevention among gay male couples: A qualitative study of motivations and concerns. Journal of Homosexuality. DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2019.1696105. http://www.tandofonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00918369.2019.1696105

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Starks, T.J., Millar, B.M., Doyle, K.M., Bertone, P., O'Hadi, J., & Parsons, J.T. (2018). Motivational interviewing with couples: A theoretical framework for clinical practice illustrated in substance use and HIV prevention intervention with gay male couples. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 5(4), 490-502. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-30661-001
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