Links Between HIV/AIDS and Mental Health
Mental illness can arise as a direct consequence of HIV infection. For example, HIV enters the central nervous system in the early stages of
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Sep 13, 202310 min read
From Brisbane to Chicago: A look at STIs, HIV and global health
In Zambia, youth friendly services are scarce or non-existent, high rates of mental health issues are utterly neglected, and donors ...
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Discussion Paper: Community-based HIV & Mental Health Care
The role of community-based services within the continuum of HIV and mental health care
Sep 13, 20233 min read
‘No Wrong Door’: Patients With SMI Should Easily Access HIV Care
HIV infection is more common in people with serious mental illness (SMI) than in the general population, but these patients have more ...
Sep 13, 20232 min read
In Denmark, Nationwide Survey Indicates Romantic Satisfaction Remains Lower for Women With HIV
In Denmark, women living with HIV (WLWH) reported more loneliness and sexual dysfunction than HIV-negative controls. However, there were ...
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Top 5 HIV treatment stories from CROI 2023
A study looking at integrase inhibitors found that they do not raise cardiovascular risk in people starting HIV treatment. Previous studies
Sep 13, 20234 min read
Better Protection Against HIV Means Better Mental Health
Safe sex isn’t only good for your physical health -- it can do wonders for your mental health, too. By protecting yourself from sexually tra
Jul 31, 20232 min read
Brief cognitive behavior therapy for stigmatization, depression, quality of life, social support ...
Brief cognitive behavior therapy for stigmatization, depression, quality of life, social support and adherence to treatment among patients..
Mar 24, 20231 min read
Global overview of suicidal behavior and associated risk factors among people living with HIV
Death by suicide is a major public health problem. People living with human immunodeficiency virus have higher risk of suicidal behavior.
Mar 18, 20232 min read
"When they are all grown, I will tell them”
"When they are all grown, I will tell them”: Experience and perceptions of parental self-disclosure of HIV status to children in Nairobi
Mar 14, 20233 min read
Child maltreatment mediates the relationship between HIV/AIDS family dysfunction trajectories and ..
Child maltreatment mediates the relationship between HIV/AIDS family dysfunction trajectories and psychosocial problems among adolescents
Feb 8, 20232 min read
Towards a continuum of care: Ensuring good mental health outcomes for people living with HIV
The European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) is excited to announce its upcoming webinar on the topic: ‘Towards a continuum of care: Ensuring go
Feb 7, 20231 min read
Drug use is not a mental health condition
This statement from INPUD and HRI raising concerns about the conflation of drug use and mental health.
This statement was written in respons
Feb 2, 20231 min read
Perception of HIV physicians in Spain towards diagnosis and management ...
Results of the study show that, despite having an awareness of the relevance of NPC diagnosis and acknowledging their inappropriate diagnosi
Jan 31, 20234 min read
Other conditions affecting brain functioning of people with HIV
Modern antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased longevity of people with HIV (PWH) and shifted the age distribution of the HIV pandemic up
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