title: HIV-related symptoms and psychological functioning in a cohort of homosexual men.
abstract: The authors administered the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale to 4,954 homosexual men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. HIV antibody status at enrollment was a less important predictor of psychological distress than were reported physical symptoms. Multivariate analysis showed an association between a high score on each CES-D Scale component and the number of self-reported possible AIDS- or HIV-related symptoms, perceived lymphadenopathy, and absence of "someone to talk to about serious problems." This relationship between self-reported physical symptoms and psychological distress suggests a possible etiologic relationship between perceived AIDS risk and psychological symptoms in men at risk of AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Midwest AIDS Biobehavioral Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ostrow
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monjan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: VanRaden
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kingsley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dudley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Phair
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D012647:Self-Assessment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs