We investigated the associations between depressive symptoms and adherence to
antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). We searched the …

A review of 77 studies employing self-report measures of antiretroviral adherence published
1/1996 through 8/2004 revealed great variety in adherence assessment item content, format …

There is a high prevalence of substance abuse and psychiatric disorders among HIV-
infected individuals. Importantly, drug and alcohol-use disorders are frequently co-morbid …

Background: Having opioid dependence and HIV infection are associated with poor HIV-
related treatment outcomes. Methods: HIV-infected, opioid-dependent subjects (N= 295) …

This is a systematic review of eighty-two published studies investigating the impact of DSM-
IV mental disorders on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) adherence and persistence …

Research now shows us that long-term activation of the stress cycle can have a hazardous,
even lethal, effect on the body, increasing the risk of obesity, heart disease, depression …

Background Adherence to prescribed regimens is required to derive maximal benefit from
many highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens in people living with HIV/AIDS …

Patients with schizophrenia are at significantly increased risk for infection with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus, or both. Several factors underlie this …

We explored methodological issues related to antiretroviral adherence assessment, using 6
months of data collected in a completed intervention trial involving 136 low-income HIV …

The convergence of HIV, substance abuse (SA), and mental illness (MI) represents a
distinctive challenge to health care providers, policy makers, and researchers. Previous …