title: Correlates of depressed mood among young stimulant-using homeless gay and bisexual men.
abstract: Homeless gay and bisexual (G/B) men are at risk for suicide attempts and have high risk of depressed mood, defined as elevated level of depressive symptoms. This study describes baseline socio-demographic, cognitive, psychosocial, and health- and drug-related correlates of depressed mood in 267 stimulant-using homeless G/B young men who entered a study designed to reduce drug use. G/B men without social support were 11 times more likely to experience depressed mood than their counterparts who had support; those who reported severe body pain were almost six times more likely to report depressed mood than those without pain. Other factors that increased risk of depressed mood included being homeless in the last four months, injecting drugs, reporting poor or fair health status, and high levels of internalized homophobia. This study is one of the first studies to draw a link between pain experienced and depressed mood in homeless young G/B men. Understanding the correlates of depressed mood among homeless G/B young men can help service providers design more targeted treatment plans and provide more appropriate referrals to ancillary care services.
authors.affiliation: University of California-Los Angeles, School of Nursing, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA. anyamath@sonnet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Adeline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nyamathi
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Branson
authors.forename: Faith
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Idemundia
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reback
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoptaw
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marfisee
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keenan
authors.forename: Farinaz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khalilifard
authors.forename: Yihang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Kartik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
chemical_list: D016578:Crack Cocaine; D008694:Methamphetamine