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AIDS and Behavior
Published in: AIDS and Behavior 1/2011

01-04-2011 | Original Paper

Resilience as an Untapped Resource in Behavioral Intervention Design for Gay Men

Authors: Amy L. Herrick, Sin How Lim, Chongyi Wei, Helen Smith, Thomas Guadamuz, Mark S. Friedman, Ron Stall

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Special Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Men who have sex with men experience high rates of psychosocial health problems such as depression, substance use, and victimization that may be in part the result of adverse life experiences related to cultural marginalization and homophobia. These psychosocial health conditions interact to form a syndemic which may be driving HIV risk within this population. However, MSM also evidence great resilience to both the effects of adversity and the effects of syndemics. Investigating and harnessing these natural strengths and resiliencies may enhance HIV prevention and intervention programs thereby providing the additional effectiveness needed to reverse the trends in HIV infection among MSM.
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Metadata
Title
Resilience as an Untapped Resource in Behavioral Intervention Design for Gay Men
Authors
Amy L. Herrick
Sin How Lim
Chongyi Wei
Helen Smith
Thomas Guadamuz
Mark S. Friedman
Ron Stall
Publication date
01-04-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9895-0

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