Acute/early HIV infection is a period of high risk for HIV transmission. Better understanding of behavioral aspects during this period could improve interventions to limit further transmission. Thirty-four participants with acute/early HIV infection from six US cities were assessed with the Mini International Diagnostic Interview, Beck Depression Inventory II, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Brief COPE, and an in-depth interview. Most had a pre-HIV history of alcohol or substance use disorder (85%); a majority (53%) had a history of major depressive or bipolar disorder. However, post-diagnosis coping was predominantly adaptive, with only mild to moderate elevations of anxious or depressive mood. Respondents described challenges managing HIV in tandem with pre-existing substance abuse problems, depression, and anxiety. Integration into medical and community services was associated with adaptive coping. The psychiatric context of acute/early HIV infection may be a precursor to infection, but not necessarily a barrier to intervention to reduce forward transmission of HIV among persons newly infected.
Psychiatric Context of Acute/Early HIV Infection. The NIMH Multisite Acute HIV Infection Study: IV
J. Hampton,A. Ae,J. Higgins,Ae Ofilio,Vigil Ae,R. Dubrow,R. Remien,Wayne T. Steward,C. Young,Casey Ae,K. Sikkema,Ae Jackie,Correale Ae,C. Ake,A. J. Allen,Mccutchan Ae,P. Kerndt,Ae Stephen,F. Morin,I. Grant
Published 2009 in Aids and Behavior
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2009
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Aids and Behavior
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2009-06-11
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Medicine, Psychology
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