Mental disorders in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus

• Published in: Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) Vol. 18; no. 11; pp. 597 - 604
• Main Authors: Gallego Deike, L, Gordillo Alvarez-Valdés, M V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.11.2001
• Subjects: HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - psychology; Humans; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - etiology; Mental Disorders - therapy; Prevalence

The present review aims to offer a concise of information about the diverse mental disorders affecting HIV-infected patients. Although most studies coincide in remarking that HIV-infected patients are frequently burden with psychological distress, the prevalence of the different mental disorders bei...