Depression improves the predictive accuracy of the VACS Index 2.0 for all-cause mortality among sexual minority men living with HIV in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study

By afschroeder • August 27, 2025

Qian Y, Comulada WS, Hidalgo MA, Lee SJ, Friedman MR, Palella FJ, Plankey MW, D'Souza G, Detels R, Mimiaga MJ. Depression improves the predictive accuracy of the VACS Index 2.0 for all-cause mortality among sexual minority men living with HIV in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Aug 26. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003752. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40857055.

Tags: Behavioral and psychosocial factors, General Internal Medicine, HIV, Infectious Diseases, Med Peds, mortality, Publications, Sexual Minority Men, VACS Index

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