Psychiatric Comorbidities in Medically Ill Patients with HIV/AIDS Stephen J. Ferrando Constantine G. Lyketsos The psychiatric care of medically hospitalized patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease or acquired immunodeficiency…
Sexually Transmitted Infections Angela L. Stotts Mark Evans Shelly L. Sayre Katherine A. McQueen Exchange of body fluids through sexual contact is the primary mechanism for transmission of the human…
Pain Syndromes William Breitbart Psychiatrists and psychologists are still actively involved in many aspects of the care of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and so it is necessary for…
Psychotropic Drug Interactions with Antiretroviral Medications Philip A. Bialer Kyle S. Kato Vassilios Latoussakis With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and release of saquinavir in December of 1995,…
Sleep Disorders Carlos A. Santana Francisco Fernandez Sleep disorders are common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. Disturbance of sleep may contribute to the fatigue and excessive disability associated with…
Substance use Disorders Stephen J. Ferrando Steven L. Batki The connection between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and substance use has been recognized since the early stages of the epidemic. In…
Psychotic Disorders Ewald Horwath Francine Cournos The association between psychotic disorders and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is complex. Psychotic disorders may precede HIV infection, a common etiologic factor may…
Cognitive Disorders Angela M. McBride Francisco Fernandez Cognitive difficulties and complaints are common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. Symptomatic individuals with HIV infection have been shown to experience greater…
Personality Disorders Khenu Singh Herbert Ochitill Personality is a complex matter, and there is no consensus on how to define it, even in its maladaptive and disordered forms. One thing…
Mood Disorders Pedro Ruiz Mood disorders are very common; depression constitutes the second most frequently observed illness worldwide. In the United States, depression is observed in about 5.8% of the…
