Objectives We studied the incidence and prevalence of, and co-factors for depression in the
Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Methods Depression-specific items were introduced in 2010 and …

Despite the importance of mental illness and the high prevalence of HIV in Africa, few
studies have documented depressive symptoms among HIV-infected persons in Africa. We …

Introduction. Symptoms of depression are highly prevalent among people living with
HIV/AIDS in Brazil and in other countries. This situation points to the need for proper …

Background: Depression is the most common mental disorder and a leading cause of
disability, which commonly presents unexplained psychological and physical symptoms …

ABSTRACT Objectives: Center of Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale (CES-D)
provides a snapshot of symptom severity at a single point in time. However, the best way of …

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric complication of
HIV/AIDS. While considerable research has been undertaken to understand the …

Background Monocytes play a central role in HIV neuropathogenesis, but there are limited
data on monocyte subsets and markers of monocyte activation in perinatally HIV-infected …

Objectives The contribution of depression to mortality in adults with and without HIV infection
is unclear. We hypothesized that depression increases mortality risk and that this …

Depression in people living with HIV (PLWH) has become an urgent issue and has attracted
the attention of both physicians and epidemiologists. Currently, 39% of HIV patients are …

The prevalence of depression among women living with HIV/AIDS is elevated, compared
with women in the general population and men diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Although …