Open AccessIntersecting minority statuses and tryptophan degradation among stimulant-using, sexual minority men living with HIV.
Author(s) -
Wilson Vincent,
Adam W. Carrico,
Samantha E. Dilworth,
Dietmar Fuchs,
Torsten B. Neilands,
Judith T. Moskowitz,
Annesa Flentje
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000586
Subject(s) - psychology , ethnic group , affect (linguistics) , sexual orientation , clinical psychology , demography , social psychology , anthropology , communication , sociology
Disclosure of one's sexual orientation as a sexual-minority (SM) person (i.e., being "out") may affect HIV-related health outcomes. This longitudinal study examined whether race/ethnicity moderated effects of outness on the plasma kynurenine/tryptophan (KT) ratio, a marker of dysregulated serotonin metabolism due to immune activation that predicts clinical HIV progression.