Addressing substance use through Couples HIV Testing and Counseling (CHTC)
This couples-based project developed new modules that were added to couples HIV testing and counseling. The goal was to utilize couples HIV testing and counseling as an opportunity to deliver a brief drug use intervention. The modules included a communication skills training video and a structured discussion of substance use agreements.
This project is closed to enrollment and has completed all data collection.
This project is closed to enrollment and has completed all data collection.
Project Details:
Time Period: 2014 - 2017
Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse NIH Grant Number: R34DA036419 |
Principal Investigator: Tyrel Starks, Ph.D.
For more information contact: 212-206-7919 and tstarks@hunter.cuny.edu |
Publications:
Dellucci, T.V., Carmichael, C., & Starks, T.J. (2020, March). Arrangements versus agreements: Evaluating two approaches to measuring male couples' rules and understandings around sex with outside sex partners. Archives of Sexual Behavior. DOI: 10.1007/s10508-019-01621-w.
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-019-01621-w
Robles, G., Dellucci, T.V., Stratton, Jr., M.J., Jimenez, R.H., & Starks, T.J. (2019). The utility of index case recruitment for establishing couples' eligibility: An examination of consistency in reporting the drug use of a primary partner among same-sex male couples. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 8(4), 221-232. psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-54567-001
Starks, T.J., Dellucci, T.V., Gupta, S., Robles, G., Stephenson, R., Sullivan, P., & Parsons, J.T. (2019). A pilot randomized trial of intervention components addressing drug use in Couples HIV Testing and Counseling (CHTC) with male couples. AIDS and Behavior, 23(9), 2407-2420. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-019-02455-2
Starks, T.J., Doyle, K.M., Shalhav, O., John, S.A., & Parsons, J.T. (2019). An examination of gay couples' motivations to use (or forego) pre-exposure prophylaxis expressed during couples HIV testing and counseling (CHTC) sessions. Prevention Science, 20(1), 157-167. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29651646/
Starks, T.J., Robles, G., Bosco, S.C., Doyle, K.M., & Dellucci, T.V. (2019). Relationship functioning and substance use in same-sex male couples. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 201, 101-108. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871619301528
Starks, T.J., Pawson, M., Stephenson, R., Sullivan, P., & Parsons, J.T. (2018). Dyadic qualitative analysis of condom use scripts among emerging adult gay male couples. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 44(3), 269-280. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0092623X.2017.1359713
Cortopassi, A.C., Starks, T.J., Parsons, J.T., & Wells, B.E. (2017). Self-concealment, ego depletion, and drug dependence among young sexual minority men who use substances. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 4(3), 272-281. psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-19789-001
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-019-01621-w
Robles, G., Dellucci, T.V., Stratton, Jr., M.J., Jimenez, R.H., & Starks, T.J. (2019). The utility of index case recruitment for establishing couples' eligibility: An examination of consistency in reporting the drug use of a primary partner among same-sex male couples. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 8(4), 221-232. psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-54567-001
Starks, T.J., Dellucci, T.V., Gupta, S., Robles, G., Stephenson, R., Sullivan, P., & Parsons, J.T. (2019). A pilot randomized trial of intervention components addressing drug use in Couples HIV Testing and Counseling (CHTC) with male couples. AIDS and Behavior, 23(9), 2407-2420. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10461-019-02455-2
Starks, T.J., Doyle, K.M., Shalhav, O., John, S.A., & Parsons, J.T. (2019). An examination of gay couples' motivations to use (or forego) pre-exposure prophylaxis expressed during couples HIV testing and counseling (CHTC) sessions. Prevention Science, 20(1), 157-167. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29651646/
Starks, T.J., Robles, G., Bosco, S.C., Doyle, K.M., & Dellucci, T.V. (2019). Relationship functioning and substance use in same-sex male couples. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 201, 101-108. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871619301528
Starks, T.J., Pawson, M., Stephenson, R., Sullivan, P., & Parsons, J.T. (2018). Dyadic qualitative analysis of condom use scripts among emerging adult gay male couples. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 44(3), 269-280. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0092623X.2017.1359713
Cortopassi, A.C., Starks, T.J., Parsons, J.T., & Wells, B.E. (2017). Self-concealment, ego depletion, and drug dependence among young sexual minority men who use substances. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 4(3), 272-281. psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-19789-001