Disease Progression

Social Support Linked To Slower, Late-HIV Progress in Gay, Bisexual Men

Published in AIDS Weekly, November 2nd, 1998

In late stages of HIV infection, the disease progresses more slowly in gay and bisexual men who have supportive social relationships, researchers have found, but in earlier stages of infection, social support appears linked with faster HIV progression.

Gregory E. Miller, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University and the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Steve W. Cole, PhD, University of California at Los Angeles, drew their conclusions after reviewing 10 studies of HIV progression involving nearly 1,300 people. Most subjects were gay or bisexual men, but some studies also examined heterosexuals, lesbians, hemophiliacs, and intravenous drug...

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