HIV Infections - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Stressful life events and their relationship to psychological and medical functioning in children and adolescents with HIV infection.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To assess the relationship between number and type of stressful life events (SLEs) and psychological and medical functioning in HIV-infected children. METHODS: For this cross-sectional study, caregivers of 55 vertically infected children ... Read more...

Changes in at-risk behavior for HIV infection among HIV-positive persons in Italy.

29 Sep 2009 Many HIV-positive persons reportedly continue to engage in at-risk behavior. We compared the sexual and drug-using practices of HIV-positive persons before and after the diagnosis of HIV infection to determine whether their behavior had changed. To ... Read more...

HIV-infected adults from minority ethnic groups are willing to participate in research if asked.

29 Sep 2009 HIV-infected ethnic minorities are underrepresented in HIV research. We sought to better understand the reasons for the low participation rates. An anonymous 1-page survey was administered to HIV-infected patients attending primary care clinics at ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'HIV Infections - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Stressful life events and their relationship to psychological and medical functioning in children and adolescents with HIV infection. 30 Oct 2009
• Increased peripheral proinflammatory cytokines in HIV-1-infected patients with prolonged viral suppression suffering from high psychological stress. 30 Oct 2009
• Changes in at-risk behavior for HIV infection among HIV-positive persons in Italy. 29 Sep 2009
• HIV-infected adults from minority ethnic groups are willing to participate in research if asked. 29 Sep 2009
• The prevalence of depression among men living with HIV infection in Vietnam. 29 Sep 2009
• Concerns grow over Cambodia's "AIDS colony". 17 Sep 2009
• Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in conflict areas: a study among patients receiving treatment from Lacor Hospital, Uganda. 30 Aug 2009
• Demographic, psychological, and behavioral modifiers of the Antiretroviral Treatment Access Study (ARTAS) intervention. 30 Aug 2009
• Fear and loathing on the front line. 30 Aug 2009
• HIV stigma and disclosure. Can social support help? 30 Aug 2009
• Risk behaviours in HIV-positive men who have sex with men participating in an intervention in a primary care setting. 30 Aug 2009
• Changes in cognition during antiretroviral therapy: comparison of 2 different ranking systems to measure antiretroviral drug efficacy on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. 30 Aug 2009
• Mental distress in the general population in Zambia: impact of HIV and social factors. 16 Aug 2009
• Quality of life of patients with advanced HIV/AIDS: measuring the impact of both AIDS-defining events and non-AIDS serious adverse events. 13 Aug 2009
• Burden of psychiatric morbidity among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals in the California Quality of Life Survey. 30 Jul 2009
• Correlations between computerized battery testing and a memory questionnaire for identification of neurocognitive impairment in HIV type 1-infected subjects on stable antiretroviral therapy. 30 Jul 2009
• Consistent ART adherence is associated with improved quality of Life, CD4 counts, and reduced hospital costs in central China. 30 Jul 2009
• Coping with HIV: Caribbean people in the United Kingdom. 30 Jul 2009
• Unseen and unheard: predictors of sexual risk behavior and HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Chennai, India. 30 Jul 2009
• Does episodic antiretroviral therapy increase HIV transmission risk compared with continuous therapy? 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'HIV Infections'

Definition: Includes the spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus infections that range from asymptomatic seropositivity, thru AIDS-related complex (ARC), to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Descriptor UI: D015658

Alternative terms: HIV Infections; HIV Infection; Infection, HIV; Infections, HIV; HTLV-III-LAV Infections; HTLV III LAV Infections; HTLV-III-LAV Infection; Infection, HTLV-III-LAV; Infections, HTLV-III-LAV; T-Lymphotropic Virus Type III Infections, Human; T Lymphotropic Virus Type III Infections, Human; HTLV-III Infections; HTLV III Infections; HTLV-III Infection; Infection, HTLV-III; Infections, HTLV-III;

Related Mesh Headings: Lymphoma, AIDS-Related;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C02.782.815.616.400; C02.800.801.400; C20.673.480;

Online Note: use ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME to search HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE III INFECTION 1989; HIV INFECTION 1988-89; HTLV-III INFECTION & HTLV-III LAV INFECTION 1987-89

History Note: 90; T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE III INFECTION, HUMAN was HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE III INFECTION see ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME 1989; HIV INFECTION was see ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME 1988-89; HTLV-III INFECTION & HTLV-III-LAV INFECTION were see ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME 1987-89

Technical Notes: caused by a lentivirus; GEN or unspecified; coord IM with HIV-1 (IM) or HIV-2 (IM); note specific indentions under HIV INFECTIONS; DF: HIV INFECT