Category Archives: Mental Health

Depression is highly prevalent among HIV-positive individuals yet some, but not all, have not found antidepressant medication to be efficacious in this population. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis...

We meta-analyzed the relationship between depression and HIV medication nonadherence to calculate the overall effect size and examine potential moderators. Overall, across 95 independent samples, depression was significantly (P <...

A meta-analysis in the form of Brinley plots was conducted on the mean reaction times of HIV+ and HIV- groups. HIV+ reaction times were regressed on HIV- reaction times across...

AIM: The aim of this paper was to discuss a substantive theory on the dynamics of hope in adults living with the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. BACKGROUND: Existing...

Suicide has long been associated with serious illness generally and HIV specifically. New treatments have affected prognosis in HIV positively, but it is unclear how they impact on suicidal burden...

There is a growing epidemiological literature focusing on the association between psychosocial stress and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), but inconsistent findings have been...

OBJECTIVE: To review the safety and efficacy of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for the treatment of depression in adults with HIV. DATA SOURCES: We searched Pre-MEDLINE and MEDLINE (1966-May 2004)...

BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that testosterone (TT) replacement may have an antidepressant effect in depressed patients. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore the effect of TT administration on...

OBJECTIVE(S): To systematically review literature on brief screening tools used to detect and differentiate between normal cognition and neurocognitive impairment and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HANDs) in adult populations of persons...

The number of children losing one or both parents to HIV/AIDS has continued to rise in the past decade, with most of them being school-aged children. This study reviews global...

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 among persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)....

We reviewed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that examined the effects of psychological interventions on HIV disease markers including neuroendocrine hormone regulation and immune status. Utilizing both PubMed and PsycINFO, we...