Open AccessEffects of syndemic psychiatric diagnoses on health indicators in men who have sex with men.
Author(s) -
Abigail Batchelder,
Karmel W. Choi,
Sannisha K. Dale,
Catherine PierreLouis,
Elsa W Sweek,
Gail Ironson,
Steven A. Safren,
Conall O’Cleirigh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000724
Subject(s) - syndemic , psychiatry , medicine , major depressive disorder , men who have sex with men , depression (economics) , population , anxiety , substance abuse , psycinfo , generalized anxiety disorder , odds ratio , clinical psychology , public health , syphilis , mood , medline , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , nursing , family medicine , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
Syndemic theory posits that co-occurring problems (e.g., substance use, depression, and trauma) synergistically increase HIV risk in men who have sex with men (MSM). However, most investigations have assessed these problems additively using self-report.