Neupsy Key

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…

Anxiety Disorders Annette M. Matthews Manuel Trujillo Estimated rates of lifetime and current anxiety disorder and specific types of anxiety disorders in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive population are highly…

Stress-Distress Spectrum and Adjustment Disorders Dimitri D. Markov Elisabeth J. S. Kunkel Howard Field To the confusion of readers, the term stress has been used to describe environmental stressors as…

Psychological Reactions Vicenzio Holder Perkins Jeffrey S. Akman Over the past two decades, the medical and psychosocial needs of people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have changed considerably. The…

Electrophysiology and Brain Mapping Harold W. Goforth Lukasz M. Konopka Electrophysiologic diagnostic testing can play a substantial role in the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related neurobehavioral disorders and can…

Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing Joel K. Levy One of the common complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection is neurocognitive impairment. This alteration of brain-behavior functioning may range from a…

Psychiatric Assessment María Fernanda Gómez Mary Alice O’Dowd Athorough psychiatric evaluation is the cornerstone of diagnosis and treatment. Despite the popularity of “check list” evaluations that meet the requirements of…

Medical Treatment and Occupational Exposure Ellen A. B. Morrison Jon A. Levenson In the early years of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic, AIDS was a rapidly fatal disease. Patients…

Epidemiology Margarita Alegría Doryliz Vila Sarah Train Sandra Williams Nabila El-Bassel This chapter provides an overview of the epidemiology of the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and…