Mohamed Hammoud, Fengyi Jin, Louisa Degenhardt, Toby Lea, Lisa Maher, Jeffrey Grierson, Brent Mackie, Marcus Pastorelli, Colin Batrouney, Nicky Bath, Jack Bradley, Garrett Prestage,
Drug use among gay and bisexual men (GBM) is higher than most populations. The use of crystal methamphetamine, erectile dysfunction medication (EDM), and amyl nitrite have been associated with sexual risk behaviour and HIV infection among gay and bisexual men (GBM).This paper describes an online prospective observational study of licit and illicit drug use among GBM and explores baseline prevalence of drug use in this sample. Capturing these data poses challenges as participants are required to disclose ...
Tópico(s): HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
2017 - Elsevier BV | International Journal of Drug Policy
Benjamin R. Bavinton, Curtis Chan, Mohamed Hammoud, Lisa Maher, Bridget Haire, Louisa Degenhardt, Martin Holt, Toby Lea, Nicky Bath, Daniel Storer, Fengyi Jin, Andrew E. Grulich, Adam Bourne, Peter Saxton, Garrett Prestage, Dean Murphy, Brent Mackie, Colin Batrouney, Jeanne Ellard, Jeffrey Grierson, Marcus Pastorelli,
Abstract We examined depression and anxiety prior to and during COVID-19 restrictions in Australian gay and bisexual men (GBM). In an online cohort, a COVID-19-focused survey was conducted in April 2020. During 2019 and in April 2020, 664 GBM completed the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9, measuring depression) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7, measuring anxiety). Increased depression and anxiety were defined as a ≥ 5 point increase on the respective scales. Mean PHQ-9 and GAD-7 ...
Tópico(s): Digital Mental Health Interventions
2022 - Springer Science+Business Media | Archives of Sexual Behavior