TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Correlates of depressed mood among young stimulant-using homeless gay and bisexual men
JO  - Issues in mental health nursing
A1  - Nyamathi, Adeline
A1  - Branson, Catherine
A1  - Idemundia, Faith
A1  - Reback, Cathy
A1  - Shoptaw, Steven
A1  - Marfisee, Mary
A1  - Keenan, Colleen
A1  - Khalilifard, Farinaz
A1  - Liu, Yihang
A1  - Yadav, Kartik
SP  - 641
EP  - 649
VL  - 33
IS  - 10
N2  - Homeless gay and bisexual (G/B) men are at risk for suicide attempts and have high risk of depressed mood, defined as elevated level of depressive symptoms. This study describes baseline socio-demographic, cognitive, psychosocial, and health- and drug-related correlates of depressed mood in 267 stimulant-using homeless G/B young men who entered a study designed to reduce drug use. G/B men without social support were 11 times more likely to experience depressed mood than their counterparts who had support; those who reported severe body pain were almost six times more likely to report depressed mood than those without pain. Other factors that increased risk of depressed mood included being homeless in the last four months, injecting drugs, reporting poor or fair health status, and high levels of internalized homophobia. This study is one of the first studies to draw a link between pain experienced and depressed mood in homeless young G/B men. Understanding the correlates of depressed mood among homeless G/B young men can help service providers design more targeted treatment plans and provide more appropriate referrals to ancillary care services.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0161-2840
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2012.691605
ID  - ref1
ER  -