TY - JOUR
T1 - Substance use and its relationship to depression, anxiety, and isolation among youth living with HIV
AU - Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane
AU - Murphy, Debra A.
AU - Swendeman, Dallas
AU - Chao, Brian
AU - Chabon, Brenda
AU - Zhou, Susan
AU - Birnbaum, Jeffrey
AU - O'Hara, Peggy
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Reductions from lifetime to recent levels of substance use, the time since HIV diagnosis, physical health symptoms, CD4 counts, emotional distress, and social supports were examined among 227 (20% female; 22% African American, 27% Anglo, 35% Latino) youth living with HIV (YLH) ages 13 to 24 years. Substance use pervaded the lives of these youth. Male YLH had used more drugs, more often, and for longer periods than women. However, there had been major reductions in use. Being male, having high emotional distress, and having fewer negative social supports were significantly associated with greater reductions in substance use. There was a trend for the length of time that an individual was seropositive being associated with reductions in substance use. The counterintuitive findings suggest that there must be a re-examination of the role of the social support networks of youth living with HIV, as well as the ways in which emotional distress interacts with risk behaviors.
AB - Reductions from lifetime to recent levels of substance use, the time since HIV diagnosis, physical health symptoms, CD4 counts, emotional distress, and social supports were examined among 227 (20% female; 22% African American, 27% Anglo, 35% Latino) youth living with HIV (YLH) ages 13 to 24 years. Substance use pervaded the lives of these youth. Male YLH had used more drugs, more often, and for longer periods than women. However, there had been major reductions in use. Being male, having high emotional distress, and having fewer negative social supports were significantly associated with greater reductions in substance use. There was a trend for the length of time that an individual was seropositive being associated with reductions in substance use. The counterintuitive findings suggest that there must be a re-examination of the role of the social support networks of youth living with HIV, as well as the ways in which emotional distress interacts with risk behaviors.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15327558ijbm0604_1
DO - 10.1207/s15327558ijbm0604_1
M3 - Article
C2 - 16250672
AN - SCOPUS:0033490351
SN - 1070-5503
VL - 6
SP - 293
EP - 311
JO - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 4
ER -
