ArticleAIDS and behavior2023
Chemsex, Anxiety and Depression Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who have Sex with Men Living with HIV.
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- 'Emptiness filled with love': A reflexive thematic analysis of chemsex trajectories among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Almaty, Kazakhstan, using a life course framework.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Perceived HIV-related stigma, mental health conditions and sexualized drug use among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Chongqing, China: a cross-sectional study.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026Article
- High Burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Users: Testing and Prevention Needs.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Profiling the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Cascade in Japan: A Latent Class Analysis of a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Sexualized drug use, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation among men who have sex with men in Pakistan: Results of a multi-center cross-sectional survey.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Implementation and formative evaluation of a peer-led chemsex intervention targeting sexualised crystal methamphetamine and GHB use: the M3THOD study.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Understanding the Needs and Experiences With Health Services of Gay and Bisexual Men (GBM) Who Engaged in Chemsex During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Quebec, Canada.Qualitative health research · 2025Article
- Drug Addiction in Gay and Bisexual Men Living with HIV Engaged in Sexualized Drug Use: Recent Drug Use, Polydrug and Depressive Symptoms as Predictors.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Mental Health and Drug Use Patterns Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Engaging in Chemsex in the UK.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring experiences of talk therapies among gay and bisexual men seeking to reduce or abstain from using crystal methamphetamine in the context of chemsex.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- Chemsex, sexualized drug use and emotional vulnerability among men who have sex with men (MSM): a one-month survey in a STI/HIV center.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Chemsex and its impact on gay and bisexual men who have sex with men: Findings from an online survey in Belgium.HIV medicine · 2025Article
- Polydrug use during chemsex: single and intersecting sexual effects of commonly used drugs.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Trajectories of Chemsex Engagement Across Time Among PrEP-Using Men Who Have Sex with Men: Results from the French ANRS-Prévenir Cohort.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- Trajectories of anxiety and depression among Chinese men who have sex with men on pre-exposure prophylaxis: a group-based trajectory model approach.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence, characteristics, and associated risk factors of drug consumption and chemsex use among individuals attending an STI clinic (EpITs STUDY).Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Chemsex is common among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM). Although not always categorised as problematic, a link with psychological distress has been reported and might be exacerbated amongst gbMSM living with HIV, as HIV has been associated with anxiety and depression. A cross-sectional online survey of gbMSM living with HIV (n = 359) was performed incorporating the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and sociodemographic variables including, HIV characteristics, chemsex and sexual behaviours. Logistic regression analysis was used to find associations with anxiety or depression. Many participants engaged in chemsex (48.5%, n = 174). Chemsex was associated with lower odds of depression (aOR 0.45, 95% CI 0.23-0.85) and not associated with anxiety (aOR 0.66, CI 0.40-1.09). Although chemsex is a public health concern; we found it was associated with lower levels of depression in gbMSM living with HIV. However, causal inference is not possible, as gbMSM with higher levels of depression might engage in chemsex less.
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