Mental Health and Substance Use Among Patients in a North Carolina HIV Clinic | Zendy

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Mental Health and Substance Use Among Patients in a North Carolina HIV Clinic

Author(s) -

Linda M. Skalski,

Melissa H. Watt,

Jessica C. MacFarlane,

Rae Jean ProescholdBell,

Jason E. Stout,

Kathleen J. Sikkema

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

north carolina medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 2379-4313

pISSN - 0029-2559

DOI - 10.18043/ncm.76.3.148

Subject(s) - medicine , generalizability theory , mental health , depression (economics) , psychiatry , public health , ethnic group , family medicine , psychology , developmental psychology , nursing , sociology , anthropology , economics , macroeconomics

The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a significant public health concern in North Carolina, and previous research has pointed to elevated mental health distress and substance use among HIV-infected populations, which may impact patients' adherence to medications. The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence of mental health and substance use issues among patients of a North Carolina HIV clinic, to examine differences by demographic characteristics, and to examine factors associated with suboptimal adherence to HIV medications.

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