The journal of mental health policy and economics
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J Ment Health Policy Econ · Mar 2003
ReviewEfficacy and cost-effectiveness of the first generation of HIV prevention interventions for people with severe and persistent mental illness.
People with serious mental illness are at elevated risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. A small body of published research has evaluated the efficacy of HIV prevention interventions that aim to help persons with mental illness modify sexual behaviors that place them at risk for HIV infection. Additional research has evaluated the economic efficiency ('cost-effectiveness') of these interventions. ⋯ To advance the field, the next generation of intervention research for people with severe mental illness will need to improve upon the designs and intervention strategies of the first generation, include larger samples, and devote increased attention to the life circumstances and particular mental health issues of intervention participants.