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11 - Psychiatric issues in pediatric HIV/AIDS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2009

Kevin J. Lourie Ph.D., L.M.H.C.
Affiliation:
Director of Youth and Family Services, East Greenwich, RI, USA
Maryland Pao M.D.
Affiliation:
Deputy Clinical Director, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Larry K. Brown M.D.
Affiliation:
Professor, Bradley/Hasbro Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, RI Hospital and Brown University, Providence, RI
Heather Hunter B.A.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
Marie Josée Brouillette
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alexandra Beckett
Affiliation:
Harvard University, Massachusetts
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Summary

Introduction

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission now occurs at a higher rate among women and youth than other groups. Worldwide, about 2.7 million children under age 15 and more than 10 million aged 15–24 are afflicted, and half of all new infections occur among young people (UNAIDS, 2001). In the USA, for example, there are at least three HIV-seropositive youths for every known case of adolescent AIDS, and the number of reported pediatric HIV cases more than doubled from 2000 to 2001 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001).

More than 90% of pediatric infections occur through vertical (mother-to-child) transmission. Most adolescents (ages 13–24) who become infected acquire HIV through sexual transmission, followed by injection drug use (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001).

Despite improvements in antiretroviral therapies, child mortality due to AIDS remains significant. As of 2000, more than 4.3 million children under 15 had died of AIDS, and more than 13 million had lost their mothers or both parents to AIDS (UNAIDS, 2000). Fortunately, recent developments in antiretroviral therapy have helped decrease the incidence of vertical transmission, and reduce the treatment burden on those infected, more than doubling their life expectancy. More children with HIV are living past 10–15 years of age. Even without medical treatment, many HIV-infected children may remain asymptomatic for as long as a decade.

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HIV and Psychiatry
Training and Resource Manual
, pp. 181 - 195
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2005

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