What is it about?
This article reviews how HIV, now a chronic condition, is linked to a wide range of mental health problems, from depression and substance use to chemsex-related issues and cognitive decline, especially as people with HIV age.
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Why is it important?
Understanding this new psychiatric profile helps clinicians detect problems early, improve quality of life, and adapt HIV care to include mental health, substance use, and social factors like stigma, loneliness, and isolation
Perspectives
From a clinical viewpoint, this work highlights how mental disorders, substance use, and social vulnerability intersect in people with HIV, underscoring the urgency of integrated, stigma-free care pathways that address both brain and social health
Lucia Gallego Deike
Universidad Internacional de la Rioja
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This page is a summary of: The new profile of psychiatric disorders in patients with HIV infection, Aids Reviews, July 2023, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU,
DOI: 10.24875/aidsrev.22000030.
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