Faculty Articles
Cognitive-behavioral stress management increases free testosterone and decreases psychological distress in HIV-seropositive men
Publication Title
Journal of Health Psychology
ISSN
0887-0446
Publication Date
1-1-2000
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.
Volume
19
Issue
1
First Page
12
Last Page
20
Disciplines
Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy
NSUWorks Citation
Cruess, D. G.; Antoni, M. H.; Schneiderman, N.; Ironson, G.; McCabe, P.; Fernandez, J. B.; Cruess, S. E.; Klimas, Nancy G.; and Kumar, M., "Cognitive-behavioral stress management increases free testosterone and decreases psychological distress in HIV-seropositive men" (2000). Faculty Articles. 473.
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