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Treating depression among HIV/AIDS patients: recent advances

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

P. Ruiz
P. Ruiz*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA

Abstract

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The number of persons affected with HIV/AIDS continues to increase dramatically. This epidemic, while being very devastating in Sub-Saharan Africa, is also rapidly spreading to other parts of the world; in particular, South East Asia. Recent data has shown that currently there are about 50 million people already suffering from AIDS. Of this number, one million alone are residents of the United States. It is, therefore, imperative that we advance the profession and field in all model and treatment approaches vis-à-vis psychiatric disorders and conditions that could affect people suffering from HIV/AIDS.

Among the illnesses affecting persons with HIV/AIDS, either independently or as a comorbid condition, mood disorders are very prominent. Major depression among them is oftenly observed in this patient population. In this presentation, focus will be given to the most advance methods of intervention for the treatment of HIV/AIDS patient who suffer from depression.

Educational Objectives:

At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:

  1. 1. Recognize the symptoms of depression among HIV/AIDS patient.

  2. 2. Treat depression among HIV/AIDS population in accordance to the most far advance methods of intervention.

  3. 3. Help to prevent relapse and complications, including suicide, in the HIV/AIDS patient population.

Type
S25. Symposium: Treating Depression in Special Population
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 22 , Issue S1: 15th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 15th AEP Congress , March 2007 , pp. S39
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2007

References

Literature References

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Ruiz, P.Living and Dying With HIV/AIDS: A Psychosocial Perspective. American Journal of Psychiatry 2000; 157(1): 110–11310.1176/ajp.157.1.110CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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