HIV/AIDS and mental health research in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-122

  Breuer, Erica ^a   Myer, Landon ^a   Struthers, Helen ^b   Joska, John A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Literature reviews; Mental illness; Neurocognitive deficits; Prevalence; Psychiatric disorders; Quantitative research

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ALCOHOLISM; COGNITION; DATA BASE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; ORPHANED CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84860419275     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: 17279445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2011.593373     Document Type: Review

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