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Cognitive-behavioral stress management increases free testosterone and decreases psychological distress in HIV-seropositive men

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A report of the effects of a 10-week cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention on mental distress and plasma free testosterone in symptomatic, HIV-positive men is given. Those in the intervention group showed significant increases in testosterone and distress reductions related to the control group.

Author: Cruess, Dean G., Antoni, Michael H., Schneiderman, Neil, Ironson, Gail, McCabe, Philip, Fernandez, Jesus B., Cruess, Stacy E., Klimas, Nancy, Kumar, Mahendra
Publisher: American Psychological Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2000
Management, Prevention, Testosterone, Stress (Psychology)

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Social support, positive states of mind, and HIV treatment adherence in men and women living with HIV/AIDS

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Social support has a definite impact on better adherence to a medication regime among illness groups. A study was conducted to examine the relationship between social support, depression, positive state of mind, and medication adherence among HIV-positive men and women.

Author: Antoni, Michael H., Schneiderman, Neil, Ironson, Gail, Duran, Ron E., Fletcher, Mary Ann, Klimas, Nancy G., Gonzalez, Jeffrey S., Penedo, Frank J., Fernandez, Maria Isabel, McPherson-Baker, Shvawn
Publisher: American Psychological Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2004
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, Drugs, Metabolic Agents NEC, Metabolic Agents, Influence, Social networks, Social support

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A stress and coping model of medication adherence and viral load in HIV-positive men and women on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)

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The association of social support, approach-and avoidance-oriented coping and negative mood with adherence and HIV viral load for the specific purpose of testing stress and coping model in a diverse sample of HIV-positive men and women was examined. The results showed that there was combination of psychological variables in predicting treatment adherence and disease progression in HIV-positive men and women.

Author: Antoni, Michael H., Ironson, Gail, Duran, Ron E., Weaver, Kathryn E., Llabre, Maria M., Schneiderman, Nell, Renedo, Frank J.
Publisher: American Psychological Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 2005
United States, Care and treatment, Usage, Highly active antiretroviral therapy

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Subjects list: Psychological aspects, HIV patients
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