See also: Brain, Nervous System Problems, and HIV; People Who Inject Drugs (PWID), HIV, and Hepatitis C; Recreational Drugs, Addiction, and HIV; HIV and Hepatitis Stigma, Discrimination, and Criminalization; and Stress and HIV

General Information

Background Materials from Various Sites:

• Emotional Health and Wellbeing (AIDSmap)
• HIV, Mental Health, and Emotional Wellbeing (AIDSmap)
• Depression and HIV (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version
• Depression and HIV (Poz)
• Coping with Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and HIV (TheBody)
• Living with HIV: Emotional Needs and Support (Avert)
• Managing Your Health: Your Emotional Health (CATIE)

Sections of TheBody Web Site Devoted to Mental Health Issues:

• Coping With HIV/AIDS
• Coping with Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and HIV
• The Mind-Body Connection & HIV/AIDS
• Relationships/Sexuality and HIV/AIDS
• Resources for HIV/AIDS-Affected People (Friends, Relatives, Caregivers)
• Grief, Death, and HIV/AIDS
• Articles for Mental Health Professionals
• Asks the Experts about Mental Health and HIV

Teaching Tip Sheets from the American Psychological Association’s Office on AIDS:

• Cognitive Dissonance
• Motivated Reasoning
• Multiple Loss and AIDS-Related Bereavement
• Flexible Therapeutic Frames
• Social Support Networks
• Self-Efficacy
• Counselor Attitude Bias
• Stigma and Prejudice

Guidelines

• Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents. (CDC, National Institutes of Health, and HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America)
• Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections among HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children (AIDSInfo)

Selected Recent Articles

• HIV-positive gay and bisexual men have increased risk of hospitalisation with anxiety and mood disorders, a risk factor for later mortality.  (September 2016, AIDSmap)
• Depression increases risk of heart attack for adults with HIV.  (August 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from Poz
• Adults with HIV, depression at elevated risk for MI.  (August 2016, Healio)
• Food Insecurity Tied to Stigma and Depression in U.S. Women Living With HIV.  (August 2016, TheBodyPro)
• Queer High Schoolers Suffer Considerable Violence and Depression.  (August 2016, Poz)
• Sustiva (Efavirenz) Is Apparently Linked to Risk of Suicide in START Trial.  (August 2016, Poz); related coverage from AIDSmap
• Gay and bisexual people really do have poorer mental health, national U.S. health survey shows.  (July 2016, AIDSmap)
• Depression Risk Factors with HIV – Plus Screening and Diagnosis Keys.  (Summer 2016, RITA/TheBodyPro)
• High Depression Rates with HIV – and Its Scathing Clinical Impact.  (Summer 2016, RITA/TheBodyPro)
• Pointers on Depression Care in People With HIV: An ‘Opportunity for Movement.’  (Summer 2016, RITA/TheBodyPro)
• When and How to Treat Depression – and How to Make It Easier.  (Summer 2016, RITA/TheBodyPro)
• Patients with HIV, mental illness require integrated approach to care.  (May 2016, Healio)
• Poor mental health more commonly experienced by gay and bisexual men who are younger, poorer, less educated or Black.  (May 2016, AIDSmap)
• As Women of Color Age, What are Their HIV and Mental Health Needs?  (May 2016, TheBody)
• Out of the blue [depression and HIV].  (April 2016, Poz)
• Antidepressant modestly improves HIV-related cognitive impairment. (March 2016, AIDSmap)
• Paxil (Paroxetine) May Lessen HIV-Related Cognitive Dysfunction.  (March 2016, Poz)
• Sugar, sex & substances: Making changes.  (March 2016, Beta Blog)
• Various Factors Are Tied to Cognitive Impairment in People with HIV.  (February 2016, Poz)
• Managing HIV in special populations.  (October 2015, Healio)
• Depression Care Managers for HIV Patients Boost Depression-Free Days.  (August 2015, TheBodyPro)
• Depression and Risky Sex Strongly Linked in UK Gay Men.  (June 2015, Poz)
• Depression strongly associated with risky sex in UK gay men.  (June 2015, AIDSmap)
• Good Mental Health Likely Means Good Adherence to HIV Meds.  (April 2015, Poz)
• Good mental health associated with excellent adherence among people taking ART for prevention.  (March 2015, AIDSmap)
• Patients First: HCV and Depression.  (February 2015, Hepmag)
• Suicide not associated with efavirenz use in the D:A:D cohort study.  (November-December 2014, HIV Treatment Bulletin)
• $175M for Mental Health Treatment to Help 22.5% of U.S. Adults.  (October 2014, Hepmag)
• Efavirenz and Suicide Risk. (August/September  2014, CATIE)
• Mood Stabilizers and Metabolic Issues [among persons living with HIV].  (August/September 2014, CATIE)
• Pushing Back Against Challenges to Mental Health and Emotional Wellness [in persons living with HIV]. (August/September 2014, CATIE)
• Unexpected Trends in Use of Psychotropic Medicines [among persons living with HIV]. (August/September 2014, CATIE)
• CBT counselling significantly increases adherence among participants in HIV PrEP study.  (August 2014, AIDSmap)
• Sustiva (Efavirenz) Linked to Doubled Risk of Suicidality.  (July 2014, Poz)
• HIV Rate Is Four Times Higher Among Mental Health Patients.  (February 2014, Poz)
• ‘Not quite normal’ – exploring poor mental health in gay men.  (February 2014, AIDSmap)
• The HIV Mental Health Generation Gap.  (February 2014, Poz)
• Brightening the blues [depression].  (Winter 2014, Positively Aware)
• HIV-Positive People Under 50 May Suffer More Stress, Isolation.  (November 2013, Poz)
• Early Treatment and Weight Management May Prevent Common HIV Comorbidities.  (November 2013, TheBodyPro)
• Sustiva Raises Suicide Risk, But Absolute Risk Is Still Low.  (November 2013, Poz)
• Social problems and drug and alcohol problems common among people who develop AIDS despite long-term HIV care.  (October 2013, AIDSmap)
• Suicide rates tumble in people with HIV in Canadian study but psychiatric drug use remains high in Danish people with HIV.  (October 2013, AIDSmap)
• Does efavirenz use raise the risk of suicide in people with HIV?  (October 2013, AIDSmap)
• Suicide Risk Doubles Among HIV-Infected People Taking Efavirenz, Study Finds.  (October 2013, TheBodyPro)
• Depression linked to episodes of detectable HIV in cerebrospinal fluid.  (September 2013, AIDSmap)
• Mental Health and Addiction: The National Overdose Epidemic.  (September 2013, Poz)
• European gay men more likely to buy or sell sex if they have large numbers of sex partners, are lonely and use drugs.  (June 2013, AIDSmap)
• Mental Health and HIV, the Uncharted Territory.  (March 2013, TheBodyPro)
• Conditions Outside of AIDS Pose Significant Threat to People With HIV.  (January 2013, Poz)
• Neurocognitive impairment results in poorer adherence to HIV therapy.  (January 2013, AIDSmap)