Management of Psychiatric Disorders in HIV-Infected Patients
Summary
- The prevalence of HAD, seen in up to two thirds of patients in the pre-ART era,[Navia 1986] has declined by 50% after the introduction of ART[Sacktor 2001; Sacktor 2002]
- The prevalence of neurocognitive disorders among patients with CD4+ cell counts > 500 cells/mm3 is < 5% in some community settings[Handelsman 1992; Krikorian 1990; Maj 1994; McKegney 1990; Wilkie 1990]
- Predictors for HAND include increased age and length of survival with HIV-1 diagnosis, low nadir CD4+ cell counts, and high baseline HIV-1 RNA[McCombe 2013]
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Keywords: Psychiatric Disorders, Special Populations