HIV, substance use, and intersectional stigma: Associations with mental health among persons living with HIV who inject drugs in Russia

K Hook, Y Sereda, S Rossi, S Koberna, MV Vetrova… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
HIV stigma is associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes. Intersectional
stigma among persons living with HIV (PLHIV) results from interrelated, synergistic impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Internalized stigma, depressive symptoms, and the modifying role of antiretroviral therapy: A cohort study in rural Uganda

LM Bebell, A Kembabazi, N Musinguzi, JN Martin… - SSM-Mental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Depression affects over 40% of people with HIV (PHIV) in low-and middle-income countries,
and over half of PHIV report HIV-related internalized stigma. However, few longitudinal …

Internalized HIV stigma and pain among women with HIV in the United States: the mediating role of depressive symptoms

KB Crockett, TA Esensoy, MO Johnson, TB Neilands… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Pain is common in women with HIV, though little research has focused on psychosocial
experiences contributing to pain in this population. In the present study we examined …

An Incognito Standardized Patient Approach for Measuring and Reducing Intersectional Healthcare Stigma

MK Smith, D Luo, S Meng, Y Fei, W Zhang, J Tucker… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Background Consistent evidence highlights the role of stigma in impairing healthcare
access in people living with HIV (PLWH), men who have sex with men (MSM), and people …

Geometric approach to measuring intersectional stigma among black sexual minority men: reliability and validity in an HIV prevention context

SC Kalichman, B Shkembi, R El-Krab - Sexual Health, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Background Stigma and discrimination experiences attributable to multiple intersecting
facets of the self (eg intersectional stigma) pose substantial challenges to accessing health …

People living with HIV and the emerging field of chronic pain—what is known about epidemiology, etiology, and management

DE Slawek - Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Chronic pain is common in people living with HIV (PLWH). It
causes significant disability and poor HIV outcomes. Despite this, little is understood about …

Genome-wide DNA methylation study identifies significant epigenomic changes associated with internalized stigma in adults with non-specific chronic low back pain

EN Aroke, JM Hobson, T Ptacek, P Jackson… - Frontiers in Pain …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Non-specific chronic low back pain (cLBP) represents a common musculoskeletal condition
with no identifiable cause. It cannot be diagnosed with conventional neuroimaging …

Social Determinants and Consequences of Pain: Towards Multilevel, Intersectional, and Life Course Perspectives

FP Kapos, KD Craig, SR Anderson, SF Bernardes… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite wide endorsement of a biopsychosocial framework for pain, social aspects of pain
remain rarely addressed in the context of pain prevention and management. In this review …

“I have failed to separate my HIV from this pain”: the challenge of managing chronic pain among people with HIV

V Baker, K Nkhoma, R Trevelion, A Roach, A Winston… - AIDS care, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Pain is a highly prevalent and burdensome symptom among people with HIV (PWH). This
study aims to identify how the experience of living with HIV and chronic pain influences pain …

Understanding the link between pain invalidation and depressive symptoms: the role of shame and social support in people with chronic pain

A Coady, R Godard, S Holtzman - Journal of Health …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Pain invalidation (eg, having pain discounted) is a risk factor for depression among people
with chronic pain, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Shame is a common, yet …