We greatly appreciate the comments of Dr. Rutte et al. regarding our recent study on the effectiveness of sexual counseling models in health care [1]. We agree with them that to find a more cost-effective alternative for standard models, such as Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, and Intensive Therapy (PLISSIT), we should perform a costeffectiveness study. We will need furth...

Purpose Child sexual abuse and HIV are key health challenges in Kenya. In 2015, LVCT Health conducted a study aimed at assessing the quality of HIV-related services offered to child survivors of sexual violence in public health facilities. Materials and methods A qualitative data collection approach was utilized. Qualitative data were collected through in-depth interviews with 31 providers. Q...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the implementation of an intervention to increase the delivery of adolescent preventive services within a large managed care organization. Target health areas were tobacco, alcohol, sexual behavior, and safety (seat belt and helmet use). DATA SOURCE/STUDY DESIGN Adolescent reports of clinician screening and counseling were obtained from adolescents who attended well visi...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the prevalence and incidence of Traditional (where a person in a position of power harasses a subordinate) and contra power sexual harassment, (where a subordinate is the harasser of authority figure) in medical schools in Ghana. among. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHOD Four hundred and nine medical students from four medical schools in Ghana were interv...

This lead article of the special issue discusses conceptual and methodological considerations in studying sexual minority issues, particularly in research conducted by counseling psychologists (including the work represented in this special issue). First, the overarching challenge of conceptualizing and defining sexual minority populations is described. Second, the importance and value of schol...

We greatly appreciate the comments of Dr. Rutte et al. regarding our recent study on the effectiveness of sexual counseling models in health care [1]. We agree with them that to find a more cost-effective alternative for standard models, such as Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, and Intensive Therapy (PLISSIT), we should perform a costeffectiveness study. We will need furth...

Background: Marital maladjustment can cause undeniable consequences for their health and relationship. The present study aimed to determination the effect of emotionally-focused couple therapy on sexual assertiveness, marital forgiveness, and marital harmony in maladjusted couples. Methods: This was an experimental study based on a pretest-posttest design with control and experimental groups. ...