More than half of the people in the US living with HIV are 50 years old and older. With the use of antiretroviral medications, people who were diagnosed with HIV decades ago have been able to live well into older adulthood.  This is great news. 

Sadly, stigma due to age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and HIV status contributes to poor mental health and physical health. 

In this interview, Dr. Mark Brennan-Ing, Director of Research and Evaluation at the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging at Hunter College, the City University of New York, is on the Psychology of Aging podcast sharing important information about:

• [05:15] HIV among people aged 50 and over is on the rise in the US and the world. Learn more about the aging of the HIV epidemic. 
• [07:41] How is antiretroviral therapy helping people to live longer? 
• [14:08] What is Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP)? Does it really work? 
• [20:48] What are the social, cultural, and medical reasons that adults 55 and older live with HIV longer before getting a diagnosis? 
• [26:46]  What is "inflammaging" and how does it intersect with HIV? 
• [30:17] How does stigma affect people living with HIV? 
• [32:53] People living with HIV experience depression at 5 times that of the general population. Learn some of the reasons why.
• [43:37] What can we do to help meet the medical and mental health needs of aging adults with HIV?
• [47:02] People living with HIV have incredible reserves of resilience and survivorship. Learn more about how to resilience to promote mental wellness in people living with HIV?

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