Targeting memory reconsolidation to prevent the return of fear in patients with fear of flying.

Background: When a memory is recalled, it may again exist in a labile state and stored information becomes amenable to change, a psychobiological process known as reconsolidation. Exposure therapy for anxiety disorders involves accessing a fear memory and modifying it with less fearful information. A preclinical study reported that providing a reminder of a fear memory 10 min prior to extinction training in humans decreased fear up to 1 year later (Schiller et al.

Correlates of perceived difficulty in potentially disclosing HIV-positive test results: a study of low-income women attending an urban clinic.

Background: The study identified correlates of women's perception that testing positive for HIV would be very difficult to communicate to friends, family members and sex partners. We also determined whether perceived disclosure difficulty was associated with HIV-testing intent.

Methods: Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 143 women attending an urgent care centre in Atlanta, Georgia.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV): prevalence in a gynecological urgent care clinic population.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among women seeking urgent gynecological care.

Methods: Women were asked to complete a short self-assessment screening of HCV risk. Those answering yes to any of the screening questions were offered HCV testing and were asked to complete a more detailed questionnaire.

Correlates of intent for repeat HIV testing among low-income women attending an urgent care clinic in the urban south.

A central challenge of the AIDS epidemic among African American women is promoting acceptance of repeat HIV testing among those at risk of infection. We conducted an exploratory study designed to identify behavioral and psychosocial correlates of intent for repeat HIV testing among women disenfranchised from traditional health care delivery systems. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 143 women attending an urgent care center in the urban South.

Repeat HIV testing among low-income minority women: a descriptive analysis of factors influencing decisional balance.

Objective: This exploratory study quantified potential barriers to repeat HIV testing, as well as perceptions supporting further testing among women previously tested for HIV. The study also determined associations between summative measures of barriers (and supportive factors) and women's intent to be tested for HIV.

Design And Setting: One hundred forty-three women (95.