Psychiatric Disorders in HIV Infected Patients.
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2011-10
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Introduction: Psychological and psychiatric issues associated with HIV infection have
received considerable attention in the last decade owing to the emotional impact of the
disease and its effect on an individual’s personal, sexual, occupational social and emotional
life. Aims: To study the phenomenology of psychiatric disorders in relation to HIV infection.
Material and Method: 50 new seropositive patients without any severe medical illness,CD4
count above 350 and not on Antiretroviral Therapy were selected for study from ART
Centre, PBM Hospital, Bikaner during 1 January 2010 to 31st December 2010. Equal
number of attendants of patients were also assessed on same parameter as control group
after recording socio–demographic data on a self designed Performa, Montgomery Asberg
Depression Rating scale (MADRS), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) and Brief
Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) were administered. Data were analyzed using appropriate
statistical methods. Results: 8 out of 18 (45%) male HIV patients with substance abuse
reported moderate–severe tension, 1/3 of patients exhibited moderate–severe depression
and 15 (84%) were moderate to severely anxious. Among known drug abuse patients, 7
(64%) had moderate to severe anxiety and depression, 8 (72%) felt moderate to severe
tensions. All males were moderate to severely hostile. Psychopathology was more frequent
in females. Where tension, moderate to severe anxiety and depression were present in
90% of patients. Conclusion: Results indicate that the 65–85 % of non drug abuse male
suffer from moderate to severe psychopathology,and the psychopathology in drug abusers
is approximately 45% .The females were the worst sufferers.
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HIV patients, Psychiatric morbidity, Depression, Anxiety, Substance abuse
Citation
Aswal Siddharth, Agarwal Prem, Gupta L N, Verma K K, Singhal Ashok, Prakash Satya, Vikram, Mitesh. Psychiatric Disorders in HIV Infected Patients. Delhi Psychiatry journal. 2011 Oct; 14 (2): 279-285.