Disclosure of HIV-positive status: Towards the development of guidelines, strategies and interventions (Updated 2014)
2013
Key take-home messages HIV disclosure is a lifelong process. Reasons for disclosing/not disclosing change constantly. Many individuals have their own personal strategies and reasons for disclosing, which are carefully planned...
PTSD among people living with HIV/AIDS
2014
Key take-home messages A high proportion of men and women with HIV have experienced psychological trauma. Although there are no estimates of the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in...
Migrant farm workers and sexual health
2013
Key take-home messages The instability and mobility of migrant farm workers create unique barriers to accessing health care services including: transportation, cultural, language, and legal barriers. These barriers may prevent...
The Impact of co-morbid severe mental illness and HIV upon mental and physical health and social outcomes: A systematic review
2018
Our aim was to review the evidence related to the impact of co-morbid severe mental illness SMI (schizophrenia, schizoaffective and bipolar disorder) and HIV upon mental health, physical health and...
Behavioural emergencies among HIV-positive men who have sex with men
2014
Key take-home messages Behavioural emergencies are crises in which a person’s behaviour can become so out of control that he or she becomes a danger to others in their surroundings....
Transitioning from adolescent to adult care in HIV
2015
Key take-home messages A range of social, psychological, economic, structural and cultural factors affect adolescents’ ability to transition from pediatric HIV care to adult care. Compared to HIV-negative adolescents, adolescents...
The effect of mental health issues on sexual risk behaviours and antiretroviral medication adherence among men who have sex with men
2016
Key take-home messages Men who have sex with men and other sexual minorities may experience mental health problems that are rooted in sexual minority stress. Multiple mental health problems can...
Impact of victimization on the health of men who have sex with men
2017
Key take-home messages Men who have sex with men who have been victimized report high rates of unprotected anal sex and other HIV risk behaviours. Sexual minority adults who have...
Impact of medical assistance in dying on family and friends
2017
Key take-home messages In jurisdictions where medical assistance in dying is legal, there are usually clear procedures to follow, and shared responsibilities between patients, family members, and healthcare providers. In...
Online mental health counselling interventions
2018
Key take-home messages There are no universal best practice recommendations for the provision of online counselling. Across various platforms, modalities, and populations, study results are varied and often inconclusive with...
HIV medication and depression
2009
Key take-home messages The Ontario HIV and Substance Use Training Program offers workshops across Ontario for counselors working in the field. In the past these workshops have advised counselors to...
Posttraumatic growth among people living with HIV: A systematic review
2018
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this systematic review was to analyse, synthesise and review existing results on posttraumatic growth (PTG) among PLWH. In particular, we investigated the relationship of PTG with...
