Cognitive-behavioral stress management increases free testosterone and decreases psychological distress in HIV-seropositive men

Dean G. Cruess; Michael H. Antoni; Neil Schneiderman; Gail Ironson; Philip McCabe; Jesus B. Fernandez; Stacy E. Cruess; Nancy Klimas; Mahendra Kumar

doi:10.1037/0278-6133.19.1.12

Cognitive-behavioral stress management increases free testosterone and decreases psychological distress in HIV-seropositive men

Dean G. Cruess, Michael H. Antoni, Neil Schneiderman, Gail Ironson, Philip McCabe, Jesus B. Fernandez, Stacy E. Cruess, Nancy Klimas, Mahendra Kumar

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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 (US)
Pages (from-to)	12-20
Number of pages	9
Journal	Health Psychology
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.19.1.12
State	Published - 2000

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.

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