Prevalence of DSM-IV-defined mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders in an HIV clinic in the Southeastern United States

Article Abstract:

Logistic regression models are developed to predict any Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition mood/anxiety disorder, any substance abuse, and certain specific diagnoses. Because psychiatric disorders have important implications for clinical management of HIV/AIDS, the results suggest potential benefit of routine integration of mental health identification and treatment into HIV service sites.

Psychological aspects, HIV patients

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Psychiatric illness and virologic response in patients initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to examine the relation between psychiatric comorbidity and virologic and immunologic response among patients initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) at an academic medical center in the southeastern United States serving a heterogeneous patient population. The findings are found to be consistent with an inferior virologic response to first HAART among patients with concurrent mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders.

Analysis, Comorbidity, Highly active antiretroviral therapy

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Validation of a brief screening instrument for substance abuse and mental illness in HIV-positive patients

Article Abstract:

A validation study of the substance abuse and mental illness Symptoms Screener that was conducted in an HIV-positive patient population is described. It is found that people screening positive results in HIV need a more rigorous confirmatory psychiatric evaluation.

Facilities & equipment, Care and treatment, Equipment and supplies, Diagnosis, Causes of, Risk factors, HIV infection, HIV infections, Medical screening, Health screening, Mental illness, Mental disorders

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