A Holistic Approach to Addressing HIV Infection Disparities in Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men

Autor/inn/en	Halkitis, Perry N.; Wolitski, Richard J.; Millett, Gregorio A.
Titel	A Holistic Approach to Addressing HIV Infection Disparities in Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men
Quelle	In: American Psychologist, 68 (2013) 4, S.261-273 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-066X
DOI	10.1037/a0032746
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Gender Discrimination; Homosexuality; Males; Holistic Approach; Epidemiology; Disease Incidence; Comorbidity; Etiology; Integrated Services; Prevention; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Homosexualität; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Holistischer Ansatz; Epidemiologie; Ätiologie; Prävention; Vorbeugung; USA
Abstract	Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) have been disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic in the United States and in many other parts of the world. The HIV epidemic is inextricably tied to other health problems that disproportionately affect gay, bisexual, and other MSM including psychological comorbidities, substance use, sexual victimization, stigmatization, and multiple forms of discrimination. These interrelated health problems and social issues can be characterized as a syndemic of mutually reinforcing conditions or epidemics. Moreover, the syndemic is directed by biological, behavioral, psychosocial, and structural determinants. Addressing HIV within the context of a larger syndemic will require a more holistic approach to HIV prevention and treatment that recognizes the interplay between biological, behavioral, psychosocial, and structural factors that affect the health and well-being of sexual minority men. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10