Open AccessBrief Report: Reduced Use of Illicit Substances, Even Without Abstinence, Is Associated With Improved Depressive Symptoms Among People Living With HIV
Author(s) -
Joseph A. Delaney,
Robin M. Nance,
Bridget M. Whitney,
Frederick L. Altice,
Xue Dong,
Maria Esther Perez Trejo,
Mika Matsuzaki,
Faye S. Taxman,
Geetanjali Chander,
Irene Kuo,
Rob J. Fredericksen,
Lauren Strand,
Joseph J. Eron,
Elvin Geng,
Mari M. Kitahata,
William C Mathews,
Kenneth H. Mayer,
Richard D. Moore,
Michael S. Saag,
Sandra A. Springer,
Redonna K. Chandler,
Shoshana Y. Kahana,
Heidi M. Crane
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000001803
Subject(s) - abstinence , medicine , depression (economics) , generalized estimating equation , odds , patient health questionnaire , odds ratio , psychiatry , longitudinal study , cohort study , substance abuse , depressive symptoms , repeated measures design , cohort , logistic regression , cognition , statistics , mathematics , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Substance use is linked with poor outcomes among people living with HIV (PLWH) and is associated with mental health disorders. This analysis examines the impact of decreasing substance use, even without abstinence, on depressive symptoms among PLWH.