Stigma, concealment and symptoms of depression as explanations for sexually transmitted infections among gay men

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 636-640

  Frost, David M ^a   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b,c   Nanín, José E ^c,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Centre for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

^d KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Concealment; Depression; Gay men; Sexual health; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PREJUDICE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 34250163227     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307078170     Document Type: Article

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