Psychiatric symptoms and disorders in HIV infected mine workers in South Africa: A retrospective descriptive study of acute first admissions

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 206-212

  Sall L ^a   Salamon, E ^a   Allgulander, C ^a   Owe Larsson, B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AIDS; Delirium; Dementia; Psychosis; Secondary mania

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; CANNABIS; FLUPHENAZINE DECANOATE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; PIMOZIDE; THIORIDAZINE; TRIMIPRAMINE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; AGGRESSION; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANEMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN ATROPHY; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CATATONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; CONVERSION DISORDER; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISORIENTATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GASTRITIS; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HALLUCINATION; HIV ASSOCIATED DEMENTIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOMANIA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MALINGERING; MANIA; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MENTAL STRESS; MINER; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PNEUMONIA; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SELLA TURCICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SPEECH DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYPHILIS; TACTILE HALLUCINATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UREMIA; URINALYSIS; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77953981797     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v12i3.48495     Document Type: Article

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