Open AccessImpact of COVID–19-Related Stress and Lockdown on Mental Health Among People Living With HIV in Argentina
Author(s) -
Jamile Ballivian,
María L. Alcaide,
Diego Cecchini,
Deborah L. Jones,
John M. Abbamonte,
Isabel Cassetti
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000002493
Subject(s) - mental health , loneliness , anxiety , coping (psychology) , medicine , pandemic , psychiatry , distress , psychological resilience , covid-19 , clinical psychology , psychology , gerontology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychotherapist
The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has necessitated widespread lockdown to mitigate the pandemic. This study examines the influence of resilience on the impact of COVID-related stress and enforced lockdown on mental health, drug use, and treatment adherence among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Argentina.