ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2022
Interruptions in Mental Health Care, Cannabis Use, Depression, and Anxiety during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a Cohort of HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative MSM in Los Angeles, California.
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- Mental health and substance use screening in HIV primary care before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic.BMC health services research · 2023Trial
- Longitudinal trends and causal relationships of depression, anxiety, and sleep quality among MSM newly diagnosed with HIV.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Sustained mental health impacts of COVID-19 among people living with and without HIV in the Dominican Republic.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Psychosocial symptom networks and high-risk sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men: a network analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Increased Depression and Anxiety Among Men and Transgender Women Receiving Care at a Sexual Health Clinic in New York City During COVID-19.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Changes in mental health care utilisation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among people living with HIV in the USA: a retrospective cohort study using the All of Us dataset.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Cannabis use patterns among people with HIV before and after legalization.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2024Article
- Anal Sexual Roles and Impacts on HIV Infection and Psychological Distress Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: A 14-Year Longitudinal Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Changes in alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and other substance use and its association with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic among sexual minority men in Eastern European and Central Asian countries.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Article
- Qualitative Examination of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Access and Adherence to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Sexual and Gender Minorities.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2023Article
- Health Care Use among Medicare Beneficiaries with HIV and Depression during the COVID-19 Pandemic-United States, 2020.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, associated factors and coping strategies in people living with HIV: a scoping review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Article
- Psychological Status of Men Who Have Sex with Men during COVID-19: An Online Cross-Sectional Study in Western China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The relationship between social support and depression among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in China: the chain mediating role of psychological flexibility and hope.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- An Explanatory Model of Violent Behavior, Self-Concept, and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Consumption in Secondary Education Students.BioMed research international · 2023Article
- Intimate Partner Violence Victimization During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among a Global Online Sample of Sexual Minority Men.Journal of family violence · 2022Article
- What is the global prevalence of depression among men who have sex with men? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of general psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
The objective was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health care, cannabis use, and behaviors that increase the risk of STIs among men living with or at high risk for HIV. Data were from mSTUDY - a cohort of men who have sex with men in Los Angeles, California. Participants who were 18 to 45 years and a half were HIV-positive. mSTUDY started in 2014, and at baseline and semiannual visits, information was collected on substance use, mental health, and sexual behaviors. We analyzed data from 737 study visits from March 2020 through August 2021. Compared to visits prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were significant increases in depressive symptomatology (CES-D ≥ 16) and anxiety (GAD-7 ≥ 10). These increases were highest immediately following the start of the pandemic and reverted to pre-pandemic levels within 17 months. Interruptions in mental health care were associated with higher substance use (especially cannabis) for managing anxiety/depression related to the pandemic (50% vs. 31%; p-value < .01). Cannabis use for managing pandemic-related anxiety/depression was higher among those reporting changes in sexual activity (53% vs. 36%; p-value = 0.01) and was independently associated with having more than one sex partner in the prior 2 weeks (adjusted OR = 1.5; 95% CI 1.0-2.4). Our findings indicate increases in substance use, in particular cannabis, linked directly to experiences resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated interruptions in mental health care. Strategies that deliver services without direct client contact are essential for populations at high risk for negative sexual and mental health outcomes.
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