Abstract
The effects of a 10-week group-based cognitive-behavioral stress management (CBSM) intervention on psychological distress and plasma free testosterone in symptomatic, HIV-seropositive men were examined. Participants were randomized to either CBSM (n = 42) or a wait-list control group (n = 23). Men in the CBSM intervention showed significant increases in testosterone, whereas control participants showed significant decreases. Those participating in CBSM had significant distress reductions, whereas controls showed no such change. Alterations in free testosterone were inversely related to changes in distress states over time, independent of any changes in cortisol. These findings demonstrate that a short-term CBSM intervention increases free testosterone levels among symptomatic, HIV-seropositive men, and alterations in free testosterone are associated with changes in psychological distress observed during CBSM.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 12-20 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Health Psychology |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 20 2000 |
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Keywords
- Cognitive-behavioral stress management
- Free testosterone
- HIV
- Psychological distress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Psychology(all)
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Cognitive-behavioral stress management increases free testosterone and decreases psychological distress in HIV-seropositive men. / Cruess, Dean G.; Antoni, Michael H; Schneiderman, Neil; Ironson, Gail; McCabe, Philip; Fernandez, Jesus B.; Cruess, Stacy E.; Klimas, Nancy; Kumar, Mahendra.
In: Health Psychology, Vol. 19, No. 1, 20.11.2000, p. 12-20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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