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HIV/AIDS
Recent findings in HIV/AIDS described by researchers from University of Cape Town
April 21st, 2009
According to recent research from Cape Town, South Africa, "Few data exist on how the HIV/AIDS epidemic may influence population mental health. The associations were examined between knowing someone who died of HIV/AIDS and common mental disorders among South African adults." "Between 2002 and 2004, a nationally representative sample of 4351 adults were interviewed about personally knowing someone who died of HIV/AIDS, and the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview was used to generate psychiatric diagnoses for depression, anxiety and substance abuse disorders during the preceding 12 months based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-21)
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