Perceived Family Support, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation among People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 3; p. e90959
• Main Authors: Amiya, Rachel M., Poudel, Krishna C., Poudel-Tandukar, Kalpana, Pandey, Basu D., Jimba, Masamine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 06.03.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - psychology; Adult; AIDS; Chronic illnesses; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data processing; Depression - complications; Depression - psychology; Depression, Mental; Developing countries; Development and progression; Domestic relations; Emotions; Family; Female; Health aspects; HIV; HIV patients; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; LDCs; Logistic Models; Male; Medical treatment; Medicine; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mental Health - statistics & numerical data; Nepal; Patient compliance; Quality of life; Regression analysis; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social Class; Social Support; Suicidal behavior; Suicidal Ideation; Suicides & suicide attempts; Support services; Surveys; Nepal

Depression and suicidal thinking occur frequently alongside HIV/AIDS, triggering profound detrimental impacts on quality of life, treatment adherence, disease progression, and mortality. Yet the psychosocial factors contributing to these psychiatric comorbidities remain underexplored, particularly i...