I'm not going to point to any specific article today. There's been a recent influx of reports regarding the mental health of gay men & their likelihood of contracting HIV. These mental health issues ranged from depression to addiction. There is agreement in these articles these conditions increase the likelihood of a gay man becoming +. I just 1 thing to say to that...
DUH!
Of course these things contribute to becoming +. I would be surprised if the same didn't hold out for every sampling population, not just gay men. Mental illness is just another factor affecting decision making ability. It also further isolates us, therefore marginalizes the person suffering from the condition.
I've talked repeatedly about how marginalizing & isolating a person put them at risk for HIV & just about every other bad thing out there. Whether its being clinically depressed, schizophrenic, or an addict, it all impairs your reasoning & contributes to risky behavior taking.
There's nothing new being said here. If this is news to these researchers, then we've got serious problems. It is almost certainly not only applicable to the gay community either. Anything that marginalizes a person puts them at risk for a host of issues & 1 of those is HIV.
No news here.
Cya...
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