ArticleAIDS patient care and STDs2020
HIV Stigma, Depressive Symptoms, and Substance Use.
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- Race/Ethnicity-Based Discrimination and Cigarette Dependence and Abstinence among a Sample of Black and Hispanic/Latine Individuals with HIV Participating in a Randomized Clinical Trial for Smoking Cessation.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Streamlining Stigma Measurement: Validation and Abridgment of the HIV Stigma Scale for Pregnant Women Living with HIV in South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Stigma, depression, and poor expectations regarding aging among older adults with HIV in Brazil.AIDS research and therapy · 2026Article
- High prevalence of polypharmacy and nervous system medications in people with HIV: a cross-sectional analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The burden of HIV-related stigma on clinical and quality of life outcomes: results from a systematic literature review.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2026Review
- Maladaptive Coping Strategies Mediate the Relationship Between Depression and Anxiety and Moderate-to-Heavy Alcohol Use in Young South Africans with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with use of depression treatment among people with HIV in the United States: An electronic health records-based cohort study.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Article
- Diminished social support as an explanatory mechanism in the relationship between stigma and engagement HIV care.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Inside out: TNFa-RII and sexualized drug use in acute HIV predicts persistent depressive symptoms despite antiretroviral therapy.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2025Article
- A metric to measure long-term well-being of people living with HIV in Spain.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Investigating the Moderating Effect of HIV Status Disclosure on the Link Between Discrimination Experience and Psychological Distress Among People Living with HIV in Japan Infected Through Sexual Contact.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- HIV Care Continuum Outcomes Among Adolescents and Young Adults Living With HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean: Association With Depression and Substance Use.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Current Status of HIV-Stigma Reduction Interventions: A Need to Address the Root Causes at Multiple Levels.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Review
- Multilingual voice-enabled informatics tools: Catalyst for equitable AI in HIV and HIV-comorbidity healthcare management.PloS one · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Depression and Bipolar Disorder Among Patients Maintained on Methadone and Buprenorphine in Ukraine.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2024Article
- Psychological Distress Mediates the Relationship Between HIV-Related Stigma and Prescription Opioid Misuse Among Chinese People Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- A Content Analysis of HIV-Related Stigmatizing Language in the Scientific Literature, From 2010-2020: Findings and Recommendations for Editorial Policy.Health communication · 2024Article
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Abstract
Substance use problems undermine HIV treatment and secondary prevention efforts. Research is needed to better understand predictors of substance use among people living with HIV (PLWH). We examined whether internalized stigma and enacted HIV stigma are associated with three indicators of substance use among PLWH, including numbers of (1) substances used, (2) substances used at moderate to high risk, and (3) times substances were used before sex, through the mediator of depressive symptoms. Participants included 358 PLWH aged 18-35 years from Georgia, United States. At baseline, participants completed measures of internalized and enacted stigma, depressive symptoms, and substance use severity. Substance use was additionally tested with urinalysis. Following baseline, participants reported their use of substances before sex for 28 days through daily text messaging. Data were analyzed using path analysis in R. On average, participants tested positive for 1.24 (range: 0-6) substances used, reported moderate to high risk on 2.01 (range: 0-8) substances, and reported using substances 1.57 (range: 0-20) times before sex over 28 days. Internalized stigma and enacted stigma were associated with greater depressive symptoms, and depressive symptoms were associated with all three indicators of substance use. Moreover, the indirect effects between internalized and enacted stigma with indicators of substance use were significant, suggesting that depressive symptoms partially mediated associations between stigma and substance use. Interventions may be needed to address both stigma and depressive symptoms among PLWH to reduce substance use and support HIV treatment and prevention efforts.
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