Substance abuse and psychiatric disorders in HIV-positive patients: epidemiology and impact on antiretroviral therapy

G Chander, S Himelhoch, RD Moore - Drugs, 2006 - Springer
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 …

Literature on integrated HIV care: a review

TA Soto, J Bell, MB Pillen… - AIDS care, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
With a significant proportion of HIV-infected patients now presenting with co-occurring
substance abuse disorders and mental disorders, interest in integrated HIV care is growing …

Linkage to treatment and supportive services among HIV-positive ex-offenders in Project Bridge

ND Zaller, L Holmes, AC Dyl, JA Mitty… - Journal of Health Care …, 2008 - muse.jhu.edu
HIV-positive inmates often have histories of substance use, mental illness, and
homelessness. Access to supportive services is important for members of this population …

Clinical care of the HIV-infected drug user

RD Bruce, FL Altice - Infectious disease clinics of North America, 2007 - Elsevier
HIV/AIDS and chemical dependency, the latter often intertwined with mental illness, are
complex, overlapping spheres that adversely influence each other and the overall clinical …

Clinical management of depression and anxiety in HIV-infected adults

S Basu, LA Chwastiak, RD Bruce - Aids, 2005 - journals.lww.com
HIV clinical care providers are increasingly confronted by comorbid psychiatric illness
among their patients. Prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders among HIV-infected patients …

Alcoholism, HIV infection, and their comorbidity: factors affecting self-rated health-related quality of life

MJ Rosenbloom, EV Sullivan, SA Sassoon… - Journal of Studies on …, 2007 - jsad.com
Objective: Both alcoholism and HIV infection reduce health-related quality of life (HRQOL),
and their co-occurrence is highly prevalent. We sought to determine whether comorbidity for …

Development and validation of the Client Diagnostic Questionnaire (CDQ): A mental health screening tool for use in HIV/AIDS service settings

A Aidala, J Havens, CA Mellins, S Dodds… - Psychology, Health & …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the validity, feasibility, and utility of the Client Diagnostic Questionnaire
(CDQ), a brief diagnostic screening tool designed for use by non-mental health …

Longitudinal assessment (1995–2003) of hospitalizations of HIV‐infected patients within a geographical population in Canada

HB Krentz, S Dean, MJ Gill - HIV medicine, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the frequency of and reasons for hospitalization of adult HIV‐
infected patients compared with the general population. Methods Length of stay …

Utilization of mental health and substance abuse care for people living with HIV/AIDS, chronic mental illness, and substance abuse disorders

MR Weaver, CJ Conover… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine the effects of race/ethnicity, insurance, and type of substance abuse
(SA) diagnosis on utilization of mental health (MH) and SA services among triply diagnosed …

[PDF][PDF] Diagnosis and clinical features of major neuropsychiatric disorders in HIV infection

L Gallego, P Barreiro, JJ Lopéz-Ibor - AIDS Rev, 2011 - researchgate.net
The prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders is high in HIV-infected individuals. Despite
being frequent, these disorders are often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Many of these …