Depression underdiagnosis and the effects on quality of life in outpatients with HIV at a Nigerian university teaching hospital

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-254

  Olisah, Victor Obiajulu ^a   Baiyewu, Olusegun ^b   Sheikh, Taiwo Lateef ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Depressive disorder; Mental health; Outpatients; Prevalence; Primary healthcare; Psychological aspects; Surveys; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84862890211     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: 17279445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2011.626294     Document Type: Article

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