Characterizing Experiences of Conversion Therapy Among Middle-Aged and Older Men Who Have Sex with Men from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS).
Aging
Conversion Therapy
Gay and Bisexual Men
HIV
Stigma
Journal
Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP
ISSN: 1868-9884
Titre abrégé: Sex Res Social Policy
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101239794
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
Historique:
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2020
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2020
medline:
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2020
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Résumé
Conversion therapies are practices that attempt to change an individuals' same-sex attractions through psychotherapeutic and aversive therapeutic techniques. Conversion therapies were developed based on homophobic beliefs that same-sex attractions are a mental illness. We sought to describe the prevalence and characteristics of conversion therapy experienced among middle-aged and older men who have sex with men in the United States. Given associations of homophobic stigma and HIV risk, we hypothesized that HIV-positive men would report higher odds of conversion therapy compared to HIV-negative men. We analyzed data from 1,237 middle-aged and older MSM enrolled in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Among participants, 17.7% reported lifetime conversion therapy, of which the average start of therapy age was 22.67 (
Identifiants
pubmed: 33281996
doi: 10.1007/s13178-019-00396-y
pmc: PMC7717625
mid: NIHMS1532910
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
334-342Subventions
Organisme : NIMHD NIH HHS
ID : R01 MD010680
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : U01 AI035042
Pays : United States
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : U01 HL146201
Pays : United States
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