“It’s a lot of closets to come out of in this life”: experiences of Brazilian gay men living with human immunodeficiency virus at the time of diagnosis and its biopsychosocial impacts (2024)
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- USP affiliated authors: NICHIATA, LUCIA YASUKO IZUMI - EE ; CARVALHO, FELIPE ALKMIN - EE
- Unidade: EE
- DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe14040070
- Subjects: HIV; SÍNDROME DE IMUNODEFICIÊNCIA ADQUIRIDA; HOMOSSEXUAIS; HOMOSSEXUALIDADE; PESQUISA QUALITATIVA
- Language: Inglês
- Abstract: We investigated the experiences of Brazilian gay men with HIV, focusing on the moment of diagnosis and its potential biopsychosocial impacts. This clinical–qualitative study involved 15 participants interviewed online and synchronously by a clinical psychologist in 2021. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data. Interpretations were grounded in Minority Stress Theory. Four thematic axes emerged, including “Diagnostic Revelation”, “Social and Internalized Stigma”, “Biopsychosocial Effects of Living with HIV”, and “Gratitude for Treatment Advances and the Brazilian Health System”. The diagnosis was often experienced as traumatic, exacerbated by the absence of empathy and emotional support from healthcare providers. Participants commonly reported guilt, fear upon learning of their HIV status, social isolation, loneliness, lack of social support, and damage to affective-sexual relationships. Many also noted a decline in mental health, even those without HIV-related medical complications. Despite over 40 years since the HIV epidemic began, the prevalence of homophobia and serophobia among gay men remains widespread, including within the multidisciplinary teams of specialized services. This indicates that the stigma associated with homosexuality and HIV persists, despite significant biomedical progress in the diagnosis and treatment of the infection, particularly in Brazil
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- Título: European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
- ISSN: 2254-9625
- Volume/Número/Paginação/Ano: v. 14, p. 1068–1085, 2024
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ALCKMIN-CARVALHO, Felipe e PEREIRA, Henrique e NICHIATA, Lucia Yasuko Izumi. “It’s a lot of closets to come out of in this life”: experiences of Brazilian gay men living with human immunodeficiency virus at the time of diagnosis and its biopsychosocial impacts. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, v. 14, p. 1068–1085, 2024Tradução . . Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14040070. Acesso em: 05 jan. 2026. -
APA
Alckmin-Carvalho, F., Pereira, H., & Nichiata, L. Y. I. (2024). “It’s a lot of closets to come out of in this life”: experiences of Brazilian gay men living with human immunodeficiency virus at the time of diagnosis and its biopsychosocial impacts. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 14, 1068–1085. doi:10.3390/ejihpe14040070 -
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Alckmin-Carvalho F, Pereira H, Nichiata LYI. “It’s a lot of closets to come out of in this life”: experiences of Brazilian gay men living with human immunodeficiency virus at the time of diagnosis and its biopsychosocial impacts [Internet]. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2024 ; 14 1068–1085.[citado 2026 jan. 05 ] Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14040070 -
Vancouver
Alckmin-Carvalho F, Pereira H, Nichiata LYI. “It’s a lot of closets to come out of in this life”: experiences of Brazilian gay men living with human immunodeficiency virus at the time of diagnosis and its biopsychosocial impacts [Internet]. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2024 ; 14 1068–1085.[citado 2026 jan. 05 ] Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14040070 - Homofobia internalizada e opressão social percebida por homens gays que vivem com HIV
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Informações sobre o DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe14040070 (Fonte: oaDOI API)
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