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Management of Psychiatric Disorders in HIV-Infected Patients

Author: Glenn J. Treisman, MD, PhD (More Info)
Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
Last Reviewed: 4/1/16 (What's New)

Summary

Psychiatric disorders increase the risk of HIV infection, and HIV in turn increases the risk for developing several psychiatric disorders^{[Blank 2002; Himelhoch 2007; Kalichman 1997; Kelly 1993]}
Certain psychiatric conditions are associated with poorer adherence to ART^{[Cook 2007; Wagner 2003; Kemppainen 2004]}:
- Depression

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Keywords: Psychiatric Disorders, Special Populations