Prevalence of DSM-IV-defined mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders in an HIV clinic in the Southeastern United States
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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.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2006
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Psychiatric illness and virologic response in patients initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy
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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.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2007
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Validation of a brief screening instrument for substance abuse and mental illness in HIV-positive patients
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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.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2005
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