[BSCH Roster]

Behavioral and Social Consequences of HIV/AIDS [BSCH] Study Section reviews studies of behavioral and psychosocial aspects of HIV infection, disease progression, and sequelae in the individual, group, and community. In addition, it reviews epidemiological, survey, health services, and other social science research of psychosocial factors of HIV disease. These outcome studies include the effectiveness of interventions, the consequences of infection, and the effects of HIV infection and AIDS on the individual, family, and community.

Specific areas covered by BSCH:

• Effects of HIV infection and AIDS on behavioral, cognitive, and social functioning
• Behavioral and social aspects of recruitment, retention, and adherence in a clinical/cohort setting
• Effectiveness of intervention strategies to reduce HIV risk behaviors among infected populations
• Improvement of qualitative and quantitative assessment of behavioral and social factors associated with HIV infection and disease progression
• Behavioral and social impact on quality of life in HIV/AIDS
• Depression and other psychiatric disorders, and substance abuse in HIV/AIDS
• Caregiving and family-based studies
• Development of HIV/AIDS educational products and programs [re: adherence]
• Interventions to prevent social stigmatization of children and adults who are at risk of HIV infection
• Health services, including caregiving, access, utilization, linkage, cost effectiveness, and economics

BSCH has the following shared interests within the AARR IRG:

• Epidemiologic studies of HIV infection and AIDS-defining illnesses are reviewed in ACE
• Behavioral and psychosocial studies focused on uninfected individuals/populations are reviewed in BSPH; those focused on infected individuals/populations are reviewed in BSCH.