Understanding Prevention for HIV Positive Gay Men: Innovative Approaches in Addressing the AIDS Epidemic

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This innovative collection offers a wide-ranging palette of psychological, public health, and sociopolitical approaches toward addressing the multi-level prevention needs of gay men living with HIV and AIDS. This book advances our understanding of comprehensive health care, risk and preventive behaviors, sources of mental distress and resilience, treatment adherence, and the experiences of gay men’s communities such as communities of color, youth, faith communities, and the house ball community. Interventions span biomedical, behavioral, structural, and technological approaches toward critical goals, including bolstering the immune system, promoting safer sexual practices, reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination, and eliminating barriers to care. The emphasis throughout these diverse chapters is on evidence-based, client-centered practice, coordination of care, and inclusive, culturally responsive services. Included in the coverage: Comprehensive primary health care for HIV positive gay men From pathology to resiliency: understanding the mental health of HIV positive gay menEmerging and innovative prevention strategies for HIV positive gay menUnderstanding the developmental and psychosocial needs of HIV positive gay adolescent malesSocial networks of HIV positive gay men: their role and importance in HIV preventionHIV positive gay men, health care, legal rights, and policy issues Understanding Prevention for HIV Positive Gay Men will interest academics, researchers, prevention experts, practitioners, and policymakers in public health. It will also be important to research organizations, nonprofit organizations, and clinical agencies, as well as graduate programs related to public health, consultation, and advocacy. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Assessing the Diverse Factors that Influence the Behaviors and Experiences of Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Living with HIV in the United States: Implications for Prevention and Improved Health (Russell A. Brewer, Kenneth H. Mayer)....Pages 3-26 Comprehensive Primary Health Care for HIV Positive Gay Men (LaRon E. Nelson, David J. Malebranche)....Pages 27-50 From Pathology to Resiliency: Understanding the Mental Health of HIV Positive Gay Men (Ja’Nina J. Garrett-Walker, Gabriel R. Galindo)....Pages 51-74 HIV Positive Gay Men, MSM, and Substance Use: Perspectives on HIV Prevention (Steven Shoptaw)....Pages 75-92 Childhood Sexual Abuse and Revictimization Among Gay Men: Implications for Those Who Are HIV Positive (John K. Williams, Vincent C. Allen Jr.)....Pages 93-117 Front Matter ....Pages 119-119 Comprehensive Prevention with HIV Positive Gay Men (Michael J. Stirratt, Cynthia I. Grossman)....Pages 121-149 HIV-Infected Gay Men and Adherence to HIV Antiretroviral Therapies (Jaclyn M. White Hughto, Janna R. Gordon, Matthew J. Mimiaga)....Pages 151-192 Emerging and Innovative Prevention Strategies for HIV Positive Gay Men (John A. Schneider, Alida M. Bouris)....Pages 193-221 Front Matter ....Pages 223-223 Working with Asian American/Pacific Islander Gay Men Living with HIV/AIDS: Promoting Effective and Culturally Appropriate Approaches (Kevin L. Nadal, Ben Cabangun)....Pages 225-246 An Evolving Epidemic for African American and Latino HIV Positive Gay Men: Understanding the Sociocultural Contexts of Stigma, Marginalization, and Structural Inequalities (Leo Wilton)....Pages 247-266 Understanding the Developmental and Psychosocial Needs of HIV Positive Gay Adolescent Males (Jason D. P. Bird, Dexter R. Voisin)....Pages 267-293 HIV Within the House Ball Community and the Promise of Community-Based Social Structures for Intervention and Support (Emily A. Arnold, Marlon M. Bailey)....Pages 295-308 Religiousness, Spirituality, and Well-Being Among HIV Positive Gay Men (Ja’Nina J. Garrett-Walker, John E. Pérez)....Pages 309-324 Front Matter ....Pages 325-325 Addressing Social Determinants of Health Among HIV Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): The Need for Synergy (Y. Omar Whiteside, Jordan J. White, Kenneth T. Jones)....Pages 327-347 Social Networks of HIV Positive Gay Men: Their Role and Importance in HIV Prevention (Karin E. Tobin, Carl A. Latkin)....Pages 349-366 “Poz” in the Age of Technology: Technology, Sex, and Interventions to Reduce Risk for HIV Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men (Keith J. Horvath, Sabina Hirshfield)....Pages 367-395 HIV Positive Gay Men, Health Care, Legal Rights, and Policy Issues (Sean Cahill)....Pages 397-424 Back Matter ....Pages 425-434