Mental Health Comorbidity and HIV/AIDS

Busby, Katherine Kovalski; Lytle, Sarah; Sajatovic, Martha

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“…Medical illness more broadly is associated with poorer psychological outcomes, including symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress, as well as greater functional impairment (Turner and Baker 2010 ). Research regarding the large scale spread of infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the 2009 H1N1 influenza, the Ebola virus, and HIV/AIDS also suggests that these illnesses can negatively impact mental health and psychosocial functioning (Busby et al 2012 ; Coughlin 2012 ; De Roo et al 1998 ; Mak et al 2009 ). Similarly, current research has observed elevated symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress among those who have contracted COVID-19, which may contribute to more severe disease progression (Yao et al 2020 ).…”

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The Impact of Covid-19 Experiences and Associated Stress on Anxiety, Depression, and Functional Impairment in American Adults

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on health and well-being worldwide and there is increasing recognition of the need to understand the psychological impact of COVID-19 experiences and stress in addition to the physical health consequences. Methods The present study examined how experiences related to COVID-19 and associated stress impact, anxiety, depression, and functional impairment in a convenience sample of 565 American adults (57.9% male) recruited through MTURK. Results COVID-19 experiences were consistently associated with higher odds of probable anxiety and depression diagnoses (ORs ≥ 3.0). COVID-19 associated stress also predicted large proportions of variance (R 2 ≥ 30) in anxiety, depression, health anxiety, and functional impairment in latent variable analyses. Conclusions These findings highlight that personal experiences related to the diagnosis of COVID-19, mortality in acquaintances, and COVID-19 associated stress is associated with a greatly elevated risk of emotional disorder symptomatology and that the COVID-19 pandemic may result in increased demand for mental health services.

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The Impact of Covid-19 Experiences and Associated Stress on Anxiety, Depression, and Functional Impairment in American Adults

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Psychological Distress, Felt Stigma, and HIV Prevention in a National Probability Sample of Sexual Minority Men

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Purpose: We assessed how psychological distress and felt stigma (perceived sexual minority stigma in one's community) are associated with key HIV prevention outcomes in a U.S. national probability sample of sexually active, HIV-negative sexual minority men. Methods: Using data from the Generations study (2017-2018, N = 285), the present study assessed the effects of psychological distress and felt stigma and their interaction on three HIV prevention outcomes: testing for HIV as per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines (once or more in the past year), use of latex barriers (e.g., condoms), and familiarity with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Results: In main effects models, neither psychological distress nor felt stigma was associated with any of the screening and prevention outcomes. However, the interaction between psychological distress and felt stigma was associated with each outcome. Specifically, at higher levels of felt stigma, greater psychological distress was associated with lower odds of HIV testing (exponentiated coefficient = 0.93, confidence interval [95% CI] 0.87-1.00), use of latex barriers (exponentiated coefficient = 0.92, 95% CI 0.86-0.99), and familiarity with PrEP (exponentiated coefficient = 0.90, 95% CI 0.82-0.98). Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of felt stigma in shaping the association between psychological distress and engagement in HIV screening and prevention and offer important considerations for future HIV prevention research and interventions.

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Mental Health Comorbidity and HIV/AIDS

Cited by 2 publications

References 149 publications

The Impact of Covid-19 Experiences and Associated Stress on Anxiety, Depression, and Functional Impairment in American Adults

The Impact of Covid-19 Experiences and Associated Stress on Anxiety, Depression, and Functional Impairment in American Adults

Psychological Distress, Felt Stigma, and HIV Prevention in a National Probability Sample of Sexual Minority Men

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