Serious mental illness and HIV/AIDS

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-8

  Freeman, Melyn ^a   Thom, Rita ^b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Tara Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; EFAVIRENZ; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33645993610     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v12i1.45     Document Type: Editorial

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