Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management Decreases Dysphoric Mood and Herpes Simplex Virus-Type 2 Antibody Titers in Symptomatic HIV-Seropositive Gay Men

Susan K Lutgendorf; Kathleen Starr; Philip McCabe; Michael H Antoni; Gail Ironson; Nancy Klimas; Mary Ann Fletcher; Mahendra Kumar; Neil Schneiderman; Karen Cleven

doi:10.1037/0022-006X.65.1.31

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Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management Decreases Dysphoric Mood and Herpes Simplex Virus-Type 2 Antibody Titers in Symptomatic HIV-Seropositive Gay Men

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Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management Decreases Dysphoric Mood and Herpes Simplex Virus-Type 2 Antibody Titers in Symptomatic HIV-Seropositive Gay Men

Susan K Lutgendorf, Kathleen Starr, Philip McCabe, Michael H Antoni, Gail Ironson, Nancy Klimas, Mary Ann Fletcher, Mahendra Kumar, Neil Schneiderman and Karen Cleven

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Vol.65(1), pp.31-43

02/1997

DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.65.1.31

PMID: 9103732

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Abstract

This study tested the effects of a 10-week group cognitive-behavioral stress management (CBSM) intervention on mood and immunologic parameters in HIV-seropositive gay men whose disease had progressed to a symptomatic stage. Men were randomized to either CBSM or a modified waiting-list control group. The CBSM intervention significantly decreased self-reported dysphoria, anxiety, and total distress. Individuals who practiced relaxation more consistently had significantly greater drops in dysphoria. The intervention also decreased herpes simplex virus-Type 2 (HSV-2) immunoglobulin G antibody titers. The control group showed no significant changes in either mood or antibody titers. Individual difference analyses revealed that decreases in dysphoria significantly predicted lower HSV-2 antibody titers by the end of the 10-week period. Neither group displayed changes in HSV-Type 1 antibody titers or in CD4+ or CD8+ cell numbers.

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Title: Subtitle: Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management Decreases Dysphoric Mood and Herpes Simplex Virus-Type 2 Antibody Titers in Symptomatic HIV-Seropositive Gay Men
Creators: Susan K Lutgendorf - Department of Psychology, University of Miami
Kathleen Starr - Department of Psychology, University of Miami
Philip McCabe - Department of Psychology, University of Miami
Michael H Antoni
Gail Ironson
Nancy Klimas
Mary Ann Fletcher
Mahendra Kumar - Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami
Neil Schneiderman
Karen Cleven - University of Miami
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, Vol.65(1), pp.31-43
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.65.1.31
PMID: 9103732
NLM abbreviation: J Consult Clin Psychol
ISSN: 0022-006X
eISSN: 1939-2117
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Language: English
Date published: 02/1997
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Urology
Record Identifier: 9984065887302771

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