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APA provided insights into the role of psychological science in HIV research and prevention

From the blanket that his great-grandmother made for him as a boy, to the friends he gathered together in San Francisco as a young man, to the idea for a monument sewn of fabric and thread, Cleve Jones' extraordinary life seems to have been stitched together bit by bit, piece by piece.

The guest editors of the March 2020 special issue of Psychotherapy discuss the practical implications of featured articles.

Special issue of the APA journal Psychotherapy, Vol. 57, No. 1, March 2020. Psychotherapy research on people with HIV (PWH) lags behind public health. In an effort to begin addressing this gap, this special issue includes 13 articles on psychotherapy and HIV, organized in five sections: (1) general guidelines on psychotherapy practice for PWH; (2) addressing HIV stigma in psychotherapy process and techniques; (3) sexual functioning and romantic relationships; (4) psychotherapy treatments for specific disorders that frequently co-occur with HIV; (5) psychotherapy interventions for specific populations.

Additional resources need to go to dealing with mental health and substance use disorders, which are linked to HIV transmission and adherence.

The Trump administration has a plan to end the U.S. HIV epidemic by 2030, but psychologists say it won’t succeed without addressing the psychosocial issues driving the epidemic

Efforts to expand PrEP access and uptake are urgently needed for individuals who inject drugs.

Research to advance systems-level interventions to promote linkage and retention in HIV care is urgently needed.

Motivational interviewing can improve HIV care cascade outcomes among youth.