Neighborhood determinants of mood and anxiety disorders among men who have sex with men in New York City.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We examined the relationship between economic, physical, and social characteristics of neighborhoods, where men who have sex with men (MSM) lived and socialized, and symptom scores of depression and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

Methods

Participants came from a cross-sectional study of a population-based sample of New York City MSM recruited in 2010-2012 (n = 1126). Archival and survey-based data were obtained on neighborhoods, where the men lived and where they socialized most often.

Results

MSM who socialized in neighborhoods with more economic deprivation and greater general neighborhood attachment experienced higher GAD symptoms. The relationship between general attachment to neighborhoods where MSM socialized and mental health depended on the level

SUBMITTER: Cerda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5479697 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature