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HIV and the Power of Escape

For the men of the AIDS Generation when death was an inevitability, sex and substances provided an escape, not only from the realities of AIDS, but also from the stigma and discrimination experienced by so many of us growing up as gay men.

Published
10 March 2013
From
Huffington Post
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Gays can't have sex

'Gays can’t have sex. We can have only “safer sex” or “protected sex” (where condoms or any other form of barriers are used). The sad part of “protected sex” is that it implies that sex between men is not safe,...' - psychotherapiast Marco Posadas ponders whether 'safer sex' is having a damaging effect on gay men's self-image.

Published
22 February 2013
From
Xtra!
Activism
A Letter to HIV on the 16th Anniversary of My Diagnosis

I know that thanks to you I had to take a very good look at myself, and the world. I had to look straight in the eyes of death and illness. Thanks to you I stopped taking my life for granted. I had to ask difficult questions to myself. Recognise my fragilities, and my responsibilities. What was most painful: I had to question the possibility of love and intimacy.

Published
04 February 2013
From
Speaking Up! blog
Neurological and cognitive problems
HIV-positive MSM have neurologic disease earlier than HIV-negatives

HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) had neurologic disease at a younger age than HIV-negative MSM at risk for HIV infection in the US Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). Compared with the HIV-negative group, HIV-positive men had significantly higher rates of four types of neurologic disease, including dementia.

Published
20 November 2012
From
International AIDS Society
Health services and systems
New guidance to support organisations to deliver peer support for people with long term conditions

Organisations delivering or planning to deliver peer support for people with long term conditions will be able to find out more about its benefits and good practice thanks to a new guidance by the Mental Health Foundation Peer Support in Long Term Conditions: the Basics.

Published
01 October 2012
From
Mental Health Foundation
Hepatitis C treatment
Pre-emptive Escitalopram Can Prevent Depression during Hepatitis C Treatment

Taking the antidepressant escitalopram (Lexapro) prior to starting hepatitis C treatment with pegylated interferon reduced the likelihood of depression as well as its severity if it did occur, according to a study described in the July 17, 2012, Annals of Internal Medicine.

Published
24 August 2012
From
HIVandHepatitis.com
Mental and emotional health
Spirituality correlates to better mental health regardless of religion, say MU researchers

Despite differences in rituals and beliefs among the world's major religions, spirituality often enhances health regardless of a person's faith, according to University of Missouri researchers. The MU researchers believe that health care providers could take advantage of this correlation between health - particularly mental health - and spirituality by tailoring treatments and rehabilitation programs to accommodate an individual's spiritual inclinations.

Published
21 August 2012
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Money, benefits and housing
NAT launches new report on HIV social care spending and services

NAT today launches ‘HIV social care in England – a survey of local council funding’, looking into how HIV social care spending and services have changed over time.  This report compares results with a similar survey from NAT in 2008.  

Published
09 August 2012
From
NAT press release
Mental and emotional health
Greg Louganis On Living With HIV: 'I Didn't Think That I'd See 30'

"Back in 1988 when I was diagnosed with HIV, we thought of HIV as a death sentence." US Olympic diver Greg Louganis reveals how he won a medal shortly after being diagnosed with HIV, and the discrimination he faced.

Published
03 August 2012
From
Huffington Post
Mental and emotional health
Long-term health gains: Investing in emotional and psychological wellbeing for patients with long-term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms

A close relationship exists between long-term physical conditions and mental health and wellbeing. Long-term physical conditions often affect a patient’s mental health, and psychological wellbeing can also have an impact on the effectiveness of treatment for, and a patient’s ability to manage, long-term conditions. Despite this, many individuals do not receive care that addresses both their physical and psychological needs.

Published
25 April 2012
From
NHS Confederation
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