The impact of sexual abuse-related shame, HIV-related shame, and depressive symptoms on anxiety among people living with HIV and who have experienced childhood sexual abuse

Willie, Tiara C.

Friday, March 20, 2015: 10:15 AM-11:35 AM

Room 13/14 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Tiara C. Willie, MA, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University

Authors:
Nicole M. Overstreet, PhD, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University
Kathleen J. Sikkema, PhD, Duke University
Nathan B. Hansen, PhD, University of Georgia College of Public Health

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Better understand the impact of sexual abuse-related shame and HIV-related shame on anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Further understand and illustrate how shame and posttraumatic growth act as risk and protective factors for anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Identify the importance of trauma-informed interventions to address shame, posttraumatic growth, and anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Description:
This research examined the association of sexual abuse-related shame, HIV-related shame, and depressive symptoms with anxiety symptoms among people living with HIV who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. Findings from this work can inform psychosocial interventions to improve the mental health of people living with HIV who have experienced sexual violence in childhood.