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The Coming Epidemic: Is HIV Really What Killed Spencer Cox?

My generation, which continues to stare down HIV, is facing a new plague -- the one that likely killed Spencer Cox. As yet unnamed, it manifests in aimlessness, depression, broken relationships, substance abuse, unsafe sex and suicide.

Published
04 February 2013
From
Huffington Post (blog)
History of HIV and AIDS
Peter Staley: Grief Is A Sword: A Eulogy For Spencer Cox

This death hit us hard. We have grappled to make sense of it. Why did he stop his meds? What role did his struggle with crystal meth play? Was this a failure of community? Are there lessons we can learn? These aren't just nosy questions by idle bystanders.

Published
25 January 2013
From
Huffington Post
Recreational drug use
Is London’s gay scene self-harming through sex and drug use?

David Stuart of gay men's drug project Antidote discusses increases in the use of methamphetamine and mephedrone in London's gay scene and an increased tendency to inject them.

Published
24 January 2013
From
Pink News
Recreational drug use
The Private War That Killed Spencer Cox

When Spencer Cox died on December 18, 2012, in New York City, the official cause of death was AIDS-related complications, which is understandable if post-traumatic stress, despair and drug addiction are complications related to AIDS. Spencer believed that this connection exists.

Published
03 January 2013
From
My Fabulous Disease
Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
Mental Health in Hepatitis C: A European Expert Consensus Statement

European Liver Patients Association (ELPA) invited leading psychologists, psychiatrists and hepatologists to an expert conference in 2011. Martin Schaefer MD and his colleagues reviewed the scientific data and discussed their experience in the treatment of hepatitis C related psychiatric problems. The results were first presented at the EASL conference in Berlin in 2011. Since the conference, the recommendations were refined and updated further to include the new antiviral treatments, and will now be published as a “European Expert Consensus Statement“ in the Journal of Hepatology.

Published
09 October 2012
From
European Liver Patients Association
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
Combatting stigma
Living With HIV: Are We "Damaged Goods"?

Discussion of stigma and how it affects people with HIV by HIV+ psychotherapist David Fawcett.

Published
16 August 2012
From
The Body
Injecting drug users
Long-term methadone treatment can affect nerve cells in brain

Long-term methadone treatment can cause changes in the brain, according to recent studies from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The results show that treatment may affect the nerve cells in the brain. The studies follow on from previous studies where methadone was seen to affect cognitive functioning, such as learning and memory.

Published
16 August 2012
From
EurekAlert
Mental and emotional health
Tripping the switches on brain growth to treat depression

Depression takes a substantial toll on brain health. Brain imaging and post-mortem studies provide evidence that the wealth of connections in the brain are reduced in individuals with depression, with the result of impaired functional connections between key brain centers involved in mood regulation. Animal experiments with a new protein called fibroblast growth factor-2 or FGF2 show that it can restore the connections that wither away in depression.

Published
16 August 2012
From
EurekAlert
Mental and emotional health
The Global Perspective on HIV/AIDS and Mental Health

HHS is working at the global level to make sure that when addressing health needs, both physical and mental issues are taken into consideration.

Published
29 July 2012
From
AIDS.gov
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