Open AccessHIV patients with psychiatric disorders are less likely to discontinue HAART
Author(s) -
Seth Himelhoch,
Clayton H. Brown,
James Walkup,
Geetanjali Chander,
P Todd Korthius,
Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful,
Kelly A. Gebo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e32832b428f
Subject(s) - discontinuation , medicine , psychiatry , hazard ratio , odds ratio , major depressive disorder , mental health , comorbidity , mental illness , pediatrics , confidence interval , mood
We examined whether having a psychiatric disorder among HIV-infected individuals is associated with differential rates of discontinuation of HAART and whether the number of mental health visits impact these rates.