Category Archives: Mental Health

Transgender populations in the United States have been impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This systematic review estimates the prevalence of HIV infection and risk behaviors of transgender persons. Comprehensive searches...

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 <...

We sought to identify and summarize the incidence and prevalence of neuropathy among HIV patients and subgroups. A systematic search of the literature was performed using MEDLINE and EMBASE. The...

One of the most commonly cited psychological sequelae of HIV/AIDS is anxiety regarding death due to the illness (i.e., death anxiety; DA). However, extant research is inconclusive on several empirical...

Knowledge of effective ways of coping with HIV is critical to help individuals with HIV maintain the best possible psychological and physical well-being. The purpose of the present article is...

Objective: Numerous studies document that stress accelerates disease processes in a variety of diseases including HIV. As a result, investigators have developed and evaluated interventions to reduce stress as a...

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...

BACKGROUND: The nervous system is widely involved in the course of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The manifestation may be a direct effect of the virus, the result...

OBJECTIVES: To review current evidence on buprenorphine-naloxone (bup/nx) for the treatment of opioid-use disorders, with a focus on strategies for clinical management and office-based patient care. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE: Medline...

There is increasing research on posttraumatic growth after life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and HIV/AIDS, although it is unclear whether growth confers any psychological or physical benefits in such samples....