Stigma and sexual compulsivity in a community-based sample of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 741-750

  Rendina, H Jonathon ^a,b   Golub, Sarit A ^a,b   Grov, Christian ^a,b   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^a,b  

^a Center for HIV AIDS Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay and bisexual men; HIV positive men; Hypersexual disorder; Sexual behavior; Sexual compulsivity; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COMPULSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863722234     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0048-2     Document Type: Article

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