PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH HIV-INFECTION

被引:43
作者
CHUANG, HT
JASON, GW
PAJURKOVA, EM
GILL, MJ
机构
[1] ALBERTA MENTAL HLTH,CALGARY COMMUNITY MENTAL HLTH CTR,CALGARY,ALBERTA,CANADA
[2] FOOTHILLS PROV GEN HOSP,DIV PSYCHOL,CALGARY,ALBERTA,CANADA
[3] UNIV CALGARY,DEPT PSYCHIAT,CALGARY T2N 1N4,ALBERTA,CANADA
[4] UNIV CALGARY,DEPT PSYCHOL,CALGARY T2N 1N4,ALBERTA,CANADA
[5] UNIV CALGARY,DEPT CLIN NEUROSCI,CALGARY T2N 1N4,ALBERTA,CANADA
[6] UNIV CALGARY,DEPT MED,CALGARY T2N 1N4,ALBERTA,CANADA
[7] UNIV CALGARY,DEPT MICROBIOL & INFECT DIS,CALGARY T2N 1N4,ALBERTA,CANADA
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE | 1992年 / 37卷 / 02期
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10.1177/070674379203700207
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
A psychiatric examination was conducted on 144 patients at various stages of HIV infection and on 29 controls found to be seronegative. One-half of the control group had at least one DSM-III-R Axis I diagnosis, most commonly cannabis abuse, alcohol abuse, or adjustment disorder. Compared to this baseline, HIV-infected subjects had higher rates of adjustment disorder. AIDS patients were also more likely to suffer from organic mental disorder. The rate of unemployment increased as the disease progressed. Major depression was seen in only ten patients, and there were no differences between controls and HIV-infected subjects. Formal assessment of mood state and feelings of pessimism also showed no differences among the groups. The importance of helping improve the patient's lifestyle through the control of alcohol and drug abuse is underscored.
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页码:109 / 115
页数:7
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