A two-clinic Chiang Mai study of 150 MSM and transgender women found clinically significant depression in 5.3% of PrEP users and 13.3% of non-users. Mean depression was lower among PrEP users, while suicidal ideation occurred in 5.3% with no group difference.
Key findings
- Mean scores were 3.80±3.46 versus 5.96±3.76 (p
Why this matters globally
PrEP services are a strategic global contact point for mental-health screening and referral in stigma-exposed populations, including users and non-users.
Thai researcher contribution
CMU's Research Institute for Health Sciences and Faculty of Medicine integrated mental-health evidence with Chiang Mai HIV prevention services.
Limitations to consider
Cross-sectional clinic sampling cannot establish temporality and remains confounded and selected. Roughly eight suicidal-ideation events yield wide uncertainty, and results do not represent all LGBTQ+ populations.