Syndemics, or comorbid and mutually reinforcing psychosocial problems, are associated
with increased HIV risk among men who have sex with men (MSM). Although the dynamic …

Syndemic theory posits that “syndemic conditions”(eg, alcohol misuse, polydrug use,
suicidality) co-occur among sexual minority men and influence HIV-risk behavior, namely …

Background Although studies consistently find that syndemic indicators are additively
associated with increased HIV/STI risk behavior (eg, condomless anal sex; CAS) among …

Multiple psychosocial conditions tend to co-occur and contribute to higher risk for HIV
among men who have sex with men (MSM), a phenomenon known as syndemics. Less is …

Objective Syndemic theory has been proposed as a framework for understanding the role of
multiple risk factors driving the HIV epidemic among sexual and gender minority individuals …

Mental health and substance use epidemics interact to create psychosocial syndemics,
accelerating poor health outcomes. Using latent class and latent transition analyses, we …

We tested the applicability of syndemic theory to men who have sex with men (MSM) in
Taiwan. Of 200 MSM (mean age= 27.1 years) surveyed, the majority (54%) experienced at …

This paper measures syndemic substance use disorder, violence, and mental health and
compares the syndemic among HIV-infected heterosexual men, heterosexual women, and …

Young men who have sex with men continue to be highly affected by HIV. To improve
understanding of the role that multiple co-occurring health issues (ie, syndemics) play in HIV …

This study examined the longitudinal effects of co-occurring psychosocial concerns, or
syndemics, on HIV-positive sexual minority men's likelihood of engaging in serodiscordant …