Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA.
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, NIAAA, Bethesda, MD, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2021 Dec;25(Suppl 3):233-236. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03420-8. Epub 2021 Aug 14.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief introduction to and description of the contents of this special issue of AIDS and Behavior. The article begins with a description of the rationale for the special issue and the origin of its compilation. This background information is followed by a brief description of the main articles that are included in the special issue, which is structured by Gaist and Stirrat's [4] definitions of types of behavioral and social science research for HIV-AIDS research. The "bookend" article to this introduction is by Robert Freeman and identifies future directions for research and clinical practice that the special issue articles' content suggests.
本文旨在对 AIDS and Behavior 特刊的内容作简要介绍和描述。文章首先介绍了特刊的编写背景和目的。接下来,按照 Gaist 和 Stirrat [4] 对 HIV-AIDS 研究中的行为和社会科学研究类型的定义,对特刊中的主要文章进行了简要描述。这篇介绍的“结束语”是由 Robert Freeman 撰写的,提出了特刊文章内容所建议的未来研究和临床实践方向。