Abstract
The experiences of HIV positive gay men are unique as their lives intersect at multiple levels of oppression. However, many HIV positive gay men present resiliency in the face of social marginalization. The current chapter seeks to conceptualize: (1) current research surrounding the mental health of gay men and HIV positive gay men; (2) psychological distress and resiliency among HIV positive gay men, including the role of stigma, shame, and silence regarding sexual behavior and HIV status; and (3) practical implications for HIV prevention strategies. Understanding the influencing factors related to impaired mental health, in addition to facilitators of resiliency, is imperative in the development of effective mental health policy and research endeavors.
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- Affordable Care Act
- Alcohol use
- Biomedical interventions
- Depression
- Family
- HIV stigma
- Holistic care
- Internalized homonegativity
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Mental health
- Minority stress theory
- National HIV/AIDS Strategy
- President Barack Obama
- Recreational drug use
- Resiliency
- Ryan White CARE HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act
- Sexual minorities
- Substance use
- Suicide
- Theory of syndemic production
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Garrett-Walker, J. J., & Galindo, G. R. (2017). From pathology to resiliency: Understanding the mental health of HIV positive gay men. In Understanding Prevention for HIV Positive Gay Men: Innovative Approaches in Addressing the AIDS Epidemic (pp. 51–74). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0203-0_3
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