Symptoms of depression and anxiety among a sample of South African patients living with HIV

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dc.contributor.authorKagee A.
dc.contributor.authorMartin L.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:58:48Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:58:48Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractLittle systematic research has been conducted on the extent of psychiatric disorders among South African patients in general, and among patients living with HIV in particular. The present study reports on a survey conducted among 85 patients receiving treatment at three HIV clinics in the Western Cape. Participants completed the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), two self-report instruments designed to measure mood disturbance. The mean score of the sample on the HSCL was 47.54, which was significantly different from the commonly used cut-point of 44 for clinically significant distress; 52.9% of the sample scored in the elevated range on this measure. On the BDI, 37.6% of the sample fell in or above the moderate range for depression. The results suggest that a considerable proportion of the sample may be experiencing psychiatric difficulty, for which they may not be receiving treatment. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationAIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
dc.identifier.citation22
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.issn9540121
dc.identifier.other10.1080/09540120903111445
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10856
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectanxiety disorder
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectdistress syndrome
dc.subjecthealth survey
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus infection
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmood disorder
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectscoring system
dc.subjectself report
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectData Collection
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectPsychiatric Status Rating Scales
dc.subjectQuality of Life
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.titleSymptoms of depression and anxiety among a sample of South African patients living with HIV
dc.typeArticle
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