We tested the preliminary efficacy of a transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral treatment adapted to improve depression, anxiety, and co-occurring health risks (i.e., alcohol use, sexual compulsivity, condomless sex) among young adult gay bisexual men. Treatment adaptations focused on reducing minority stress processes that underlie orientation-related mental disparities.

This study examined potential facilitators and barriers to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use their association with PrEP acceptability motivations for adherence among 184 MSM transgender women living in New York City. Participants were presented educational information about completed a computerized survey. Overall, 55.4% of participants reported willingness take PrEP. The most highly endorsed health concerns, including both long-term impacts short-term side effects, questions PrEP's...

The HIV care cascade provides milestones to track the progress of HIV-positive people from seroconversion through viral suppression. We propose a Motivational pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Cascade involving 5 stages based on Transtheoretical Model Change.We analyzed data 995 men in One Thousand Strong, longitudinal study national panel HIV-negative gay and bisexual United States.Nearly all (89%) participants were sexually active past 3 months 65% met Centers for Disease Control criteria...

Although Black, Latino, and multiracial gay bisexual men (GBM) are disproportionately affected by health inequities facing GBM more broadly in the United States (CDC, 2017), there is a dearth of research examining how intersectional stigma affects psychological behavioral outcomes such as depressive anxiety symptoms substance use. Based minority stress intersectionality theories, this study examined main effects racial discrimination rejection sensitivity on emotion regulation difficulties,...

Sexual compulsivity represents a significant public health concern among gay and bisexual men, given its co-occurrence with other mental problems HIV infection. The purpose of this study was to examine model sexual based on minority stress theory emotion regulation models men.Gay men in New York City reporting at least nine past-90-day partners (n = 374) completed measures distal stressors (i.e., boyhood gender nonconformity peer rejection, adulthood perceived discrimination), hypothesized...

Minority stress theory represents the most plausible conceptual framework for explaining health disparities gay and bisexual men (GBM). However, little focus has been given to including unique stressors experienced by HIV-positive GBM. We explored role of HIV-related within a minority model mental condomless anal sex. Longitudinal data were collected on diverse convenience sample 138 highly sexually active, GBM in NYC regarding sexual (internalized homonegativity gay-related rejection...

ABSTRACT One hundred and thirty-three lesbian gay youth were interviewed about their interests in long-term relationships, same-sex marriage, becoming parents. One-third of the males one-half females considered future relationships extremely important; 61% 82% expected such to be monogamous. two-thirds said they would very likely marry. Only 14% four disinterested raising children. Counselors working with should explore youth's expectations for child-rearing.

The syndemics framework has been used to explain the high rates of HIV infection among gay and bisexual men. However, most studies have relied primarily on urban or otherwise limited (e.g., single location) samples. We evaluated prevalence syndemics-here, depression, polydrug use, childhood sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, compulsivity-among men from across United States, including nonurban areas.Using data a national sample 1,033 HIV-negative men, demographic differences in each...

Abstract Introduction Recent research has shown high efficacy of HIV treatment for reducing the risk transmission to sexual partners. As as prevention (TasP) proliferated, a new messaging campaign, Undetectable = Untransmittable , been gaining popularity. The purpose this paper was assess factors associated with perceived accuracy TasP strategy among large and diverse sample gay, bisexual, other men who have sex ( GBMSM ) in order inform subsequent efforts at large‐scale implementation...

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with (GBM) are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. Despite promise of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in reducing transmission risk, barriers for uptake persistence exist. We sought to identify whether GBM a nationwide cohort not yet initiated PrEP (n = 906) would prefer get PrEP-related care from primary provider (PCP) compared specialist clinic or provider. then their level interest factors associated preference using home-based...

Background: Several studies have demonstrated no linked HIV transmissions in serodifferent sexual encounters where the partner with has an undetectable viral load. As a result, awareness and dissemination of treatment as prevention, movements such “Undetectable = Untransmittable” (U U), grown. Setting: We conducted online cross-sectional survey from November 2017 through September 2018 to gather data total 111,747 minority men (SMM) United States. Methods: Participants provided...

This study examined associations between structural racism, anti-LGBTQ policies, and suicide risk among young sexual minority men (SMM). Participants were a 2017-2018 Internet-based U.S. national sample of 497 Black 1536 White SMM (ages 16-25). Structural equation modeling tested from indicators their interaction to factors. For participants, racism policies significantly positively associated with depressive symptoms, heavy drinking, perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness,...

Abstract The authors used latent class analysis to investigate rules guiding nonmonogamy in partnered gay and bisexual men. Data are from a 2010 survey (N = 463) which those relationships (n 191) were analyzed. More than half (56%) nonmonogamous, these men responded 13 about sex outside of their relationship. safe anonymous group (34%) included who indicated that they must use condoms for anal not have with people know. communication mandate (19%) talk partners before occurs, disclose...