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Many HIV-positive gay men have post-traumatic stress disorder

A third of HIV-positive gay men have post-traumatic stress disorder, UK investigators report in AIDS Patient Care and STDs. Events including starting treatment, HIV-related illness, and witnessing

Published
31 August 2010
By
Michael Carter
Meth use among young gay men remains a pervasive problem

Local health-care and counseling organizations are reaching out to meth users in the gay community, hoping to steer users away from the drug. Studies show that about one out of 10 gay or bisexual men in King County uses crystal meth in any given year and that meth users are among the highest risk groups for contracting HIV.

Published
26 August 2010
From
Seattle Times
Mental and emotional health
Symptoms can predict increases in viral load for patients taking HIV treatment

Physical and psychological symptoms can predict increases in viral load in patients taking antiretroviral therapy who have an undetectable viral load, researchers from London report in the

Published
09 August 2010
By
Michael Carter
Same-sex relationships 'help self-esteem' in gay and lesbian teenagers

Same-sex relationships give gay male teenagers better self-esteem and lower internalised homophobia in teenage lesbians, a study suggests. The study, carried out by the University of Michigan, did not find similar effects in heterosexual teenagers' relationships.

Published
29 July 2010
From
Pink News
Ageing and HIV
Will a long life be a good one?

People with HIV are now living into old age – an old age many regard with fear, as Lisa Power from the Terrence Higgins Trust finds

Published
01 July 2010
From
HIV treatment update
Mental and emotional health
Stress increases HIV risk for gay men

Stressful life events appear to increase the risk of HIV infection for gay men, Canadian researchers report in the online edition of AIDS. Men testing HIV-positive

Published
15 June 2010
By
Michael Carter
Mental and emotional health
Fatigue remains common in people with HIV, and often connected with social factors and mental health issues

The prevalence of fatigue amongst people with HIV ranged from between 33% and 88% in 42 studies examined in a review article in the online

Published
10 June 2010
By
Michael Carter
Viral load
Symptoms associated with increased risk of viral load rebound in patients taking HIV treatment

A high burden of physical and psychological symptoms is associated with an increased risk of viral load rebounding to detectable levels in patients taking HIV

Published
02 March 2010
By
Michael Carter
Mental and emotional health
Too much pressure: the HIV in Mind survey

According to a survey recently conducted on our website, aidsmap.com, four out of five people with HIV have suffered from depression. Gus Cairns reports.

Published
01 March 2010
From
HIV treatment update
Families and children
After my parents died: The effect of HIV on the mental health of children: a clinical review

This article covers the effects of HIV on the mental health of children including orphans in resource-poor settings.

Published
26 November 2009
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
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