[HTML][HTML] Stress and substance use among sexual and gender minority individuals across the lifespan

MC Parent, AS Arriaga, T Gobble, L Wille - Neurobiology of Stress, 2019 - Elsevier
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals face marked disparities in substance use.
The present narrative review explores research on substance use in SGM communities …

We are family: Chosen and created families as a protective factor against racialized trauma and anti-LGBTQ oppression among African American sexual and gender …

J Hailey, W Burton, J Arscott - Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) youth are at an
increased risk for social isolation and family rejection. This is particularly true in African …

Measurement model exploring a syndemic in emerging adult gay and bisexual men

PN Halkitis, RW Moeller, DE Siconolfi, ED Storholm… - AIDS and Behavior, 2013 - Springer
The current study was designed to develop a better understanding of the nature of the
relationships between mental health burden, drug use, and unprotected sexual behavior …

Social support, mental health needs, and HIV risk behaviors: a gender-specific, correlation study

L Fang, DM Chuang, M Al-Raes - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to threaten the health and wellbeing
of millions in the United States and worldwide. Syndemic theory suggests that HIV/AIDS can …

Sources of resilience as mediators of the effect of minority stress on stimulant use and sexual risk behavior among young black men who have sex with men

ED Storholm, W Huang, DE Siconolfi, LM Pollack… - AIDS and Behavior, 2019 - Springer
The greatest proportion of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) is
occurring among young Black MSM (YBMSM) ages 13–24. Consequently, research is …

A longitudinal investigation of syndemic conditions among young gay, bisexual, and other MSM: The P18 Cohort Study

PN Halkitis, F Kapadia, KL Bub, S Barton, AD Moreira… - AIDS and Behavior, 2015 - Springer
The persistence of disparities in STI/HIV risk among a new generation of emerging adult
gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (YMSM) warrant holistic frameworks …

Evidence for a syndemic in aging HIV‐positive gay, bisexual, and other MSM: implications for a holistic approach to prevention and health care

PN Halkitis, SA Kupprat, MB Hampton… - Annals of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The theory of syndemics has been widely applied in HIV‐prevention studies of gay,
bisexual, and other MSM (men who have sex with men) over the last decade. Our …

Combining intersectionality and syndemic theory to advance understandings of health inequities among Canadian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with …

O Ferlatte, T Salway, T Trussler, JL Oliffe… - Critical Public …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Syndemics (socially produced intertwined epidemics) of psychosocial issues have been
shown empirically to increase the risk of HIV infection among gay, bisexual and other men …

Frequency of cigarette smoking and its associated factors among men in East Africa: a pooled prevalence analysis of national survey using multinomial regression

B Terefe, MM Jembere, B Chekole, NT Assimamaw… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Despite the harmful effects of smoking, there have been few studies to pinpoint
the factors of this habit, and little is known about it in the East African region. For this reason …

A syndemic including cigarette smoking and sexual risk behaviors among a sample of MSM in Shanghai, China

F Yu, EJ Nehl, T Zheng, N He, CJ Berg… - Drug and alcohol …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives We explored possible correlates of cigarette smoking and their associations with
levels of smoking among a sample of Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM). We also …