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Positive emotional well-being, health Behaviors, and inflammation measured by C-Reactive protein by Ironson, Gail, Banerjee, Nikhil, Fitch, Calvin, Krause, Neal

“…There is a substantial body of literature describing the association between inflammatory biomarkers and negative emotional factors (i.e. depression). However,…”
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Posttraumatic Cognitions and Condomless Sex Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) with a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Role of Avoidance Coping by Hall, Daniel L., Batchelder, Abigail W., Fitch, Calvin J., Glynn, Tiffany R., Ironson, Gail, Mizrach, Helen, Safren, Steven A., O’Cleirigh, Conall

“…This study explicated associations between trauma-related cognitions and condomless sex, examining avoidance coping style and behavior (i.e., substance use) as…”
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Task-sharing with lay counsellors to deliver a stepped care intervention to improve depression, antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression in people living with HIV: a study protocol for the TENDAI randomised controlled trial by Abas, Melanie, Mangezi, Walter, Nyamayaro, Primrose, Jopling, Rebecca, Bere, Tarisai, McKetchnie, Samantha M, Goldsmith, Kimberley, Fitch, Calvin, Saruchera, Emily, Muronzie, Thabani, Gudyanga, Denford, Barrett, Barbara M, Chibanda, Dixon, Hakim, James, Safren, Steven A, O’Cleirigh, Conall

“…IntroductionNon-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the main cause of viral non-suppression and its risk is increased by depression. In countries with…”
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Depression and Survival in a 17-Year Longitudinal Study of People With HIV: Moderating Effects of Race and Education by Ironson, Gail, Fitch, Calvin, Stuetzle, Rick

“…The prevalence of clinically significant depressive symptoms is three times higher in people living with HIV than in the general population. Although studies…”
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A Transdiagnostic Treatment to Improve Biomedical and Syndemic Outcomes in People Living With HIV by Rogers, Brooke G., Harkness, Audrey, Ivardic, Ivan, Garcia, Karin, Fitch, Calvin, Ironson, Gail, Safren, Steven A.

“…•People living with HIV experience “syndemics.”•Transdiagnostic treatment can address multiple psychiatric and medical problems.•Developed a transdiagnostic…”
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Trauma and Self-Care to Treat Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Support HIV Care Engagement Among Men With HIV Who Have Sex With Men: A Case Series by Braunewell, Emily, Stanton, Amelia M., Fitch, Calvin, McKetchnie, Samantha M., Westphal, Laura, Hart, Trevor A., O'Cleirigh, Conall

“…•CBT-TSC targets trauma symptoms and HIV care in men who have sex with men with HIV.•Individual participant case studies are detailed and discussed.•CBT-TSC…”
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Associations Between Health Insurance Coverage with HIV Detection and Prevention Behaviors Among Individuals with Undiagnosed HIV or at Increased Risk for HIV Infection in the USA by Foley, Jacklyn D., Klevens, R. Monina, O’Cleirigh, Conall, Fitch, Calvin, Rodriguez, Sara L., Batchelder, Abigail

“…Background Improving HIV detection and prevention remains a critical public health initiative that requires policy-based solutions. This study sought to…”
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Psychiatric, Substance Use, and Structural Disparities Between Gay and Bisexual Men with Histories of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Recent Sexual Risk Behavior by Batchelder, Abigail W., Fitch, Calvin, Feinstein, Brian A., Thiim, Aron, O’Cleirigh, Conall

“…Sexual minority men disproportionately experience childhood sexual abuse (CSA) compared to heterosexual men, resulting in greater risk of psychiatric and…”
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Perspectives of YMSM on PrEP Adherence and Peer Navigation: A Qualitative Study by McKetchnie, Samantha M., White, Bradley, Fontenot, Holly, Dormitzer, Julian, Psaros, Christina, Fitch, Calvin, O’Cleirigh, Conall, Mayer, Kenneth H., Krakower, Douglas S.

“…HIV incidence is disproportionately high among young cisgender men who have sex with men (YMSM), but YMSM are less likely than adults to use HIV pre-exposure…”
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Posttraumatic cognitions, childhood sexual abuse characteristics, and posttraumatic stress disorder in men who have sex with men by Ironson, Gail, Fitch, Calvin, Banerjee, Nikhil, Hylton, Emily, Ivardic, Ivan, Safren, Steven A, O’Cleirigh, Conall

“…High rates of experience of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) among in men who have sex with men (MSM) place this population at increased risk for posttraumatic…”
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A Longitudinal Examination of HIV Risk Perception Accuracy among Sexual Minority Men with History of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Glynn, Tiffany R., Kirakosian, Norik, Stanton, Amelia M., Westphal, Laura L., Fitch, Calvin, McKetchnie, Samantha M., O’Cleirigh, Conall

“…Men who have sex with men (MSM) with history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) are at high risk for HIV acquisition. One reason is posttraumatic responses…”
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Perspectives of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men on PrEP Adherence and Peer Navigation: A Qualitative Study by McKetchnie, Samantha M., White, Bradley, Fontenot, Holly, Dormitzer, Julian, Psaros, Christina, Fitch, Calvin, O’Cleirigh, Conall, Mayer, Kenneth H., Krakower, Douglas S.

“…HIV incidence is disproportionately high among young cisgender men who have sex with men (YMSM), but YMSM are less likely than adults to use HIV pre-exposure…”
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Stigma, discrimination, and substance use among an urban sample men who have sex with men in Massachusetts by Batchelder, Abigail W., Klevens, Monina, Fitch, Calvin, McKetchnie, Samantha M., Mayer, Kenneth H., O'Cleirigh, Conall

“…Men who have sex with men (MSM) who have intersecting stigmatized identities or characteristics are differentially at risk for acquiring HIV. However, the…”
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Individual and structural-level Correlates of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) lifetime and current use in a nationwide sample of young sexual and gender minorities by Fitch, Calvin, Haberer, Jessica E., Serrano, Pedro A., Muñoz, Alejandro, French, Audrey L., Hosek, Sybil G.

“…The objective of this analysis was to describe individual and structural-level factors associated with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among a sample of…”
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Structural Issues Associated with Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use in Men Who Have Sex with Men by Fitch, Calvin, Foley, Jacklyn, Klevens, Monina, Cermeño, Jesse Najarro, Batchelder, Abigail, Mayer, Kenneth, O’Cleirigh, Conall

“…Background Limited access to healthcare has been associated with limited uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV among men who have sex with men…”
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Association of positive psychobehavioral factors and structural disadvantage with condomless sex in men who have sex men with childhood sexual abuse histories by Fitch, Calvin, Shepard, Caleigh, Foley, Jacklyn, Ironson, Gail, Safren, Steven, Carrico, Adam, Rodriguez, Allan, O’Cleirigh, Conall

“…Previous research has highlighted both psychological and structural risk factors as correlates of condomless anal sex, a key pathway to HIV acquisition in men…”
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The impact of depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms on physical health perceptions and functional impairment among sexual minority men living with HIV with histories of trauma by Sullivan, Matthew C., Wirtz, Megan R., McKetchnie, Samantha M., Hart, Trevor A., Fitch, Calvin, Lazkani, Samer, Boroughs, Michael S., O'Cleirigh, Conall

“…Mental health symptoms may compromise health-related quality of life (HRQOL), including among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV, who experience…”
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Sexual Networking and HIV/STI Prevention Among Men who have Sex with Men and Identify as Persons of Color in the Era of COVID-19 in Boston, MA: Qualitative Findings from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Project by O’Cleirigh, Conall, Foley, Jacklyn D., Stanton, Amelia M., McKetchnie, Samantha M., Gulbicki, Lauren R., Muten, Jennifer, Chai, Peter, Fitch, Calvin, Onofrey, Shauna, Klevens, R. Monina, Psaros, Christina

“…Men who have sex with men and identify as persons of color (MSM of color) are significantly impacted by HIV in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic may…”
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The Indirect Effect of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms on Current Alcohol Use Through Negative Cognitions in Sexual Minority Men by Banerjee, Nikhil, Ironson, Gail, Fitch, Calvin, Boroughs, Michael S., Safren, Steven A., Powell, Alexis, O'Cleirigh, Conall

“…Self‐medication theory posits that some trauma survivors use alcohol to cope with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, but the role of negative…”
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Effects of Psychological and Structural-Level Factors on Sexual Risk and STI Incidence in High-Risk Men who have Sex with Men by Fitch, Calvin J

“…Men who have sex with men (MSM) with histories of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) are at disproportionate risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV…”
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