Depression among people living with human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Benin City, Nigeria: A comparative study

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 238-242

  Chikezie, U E ^a   Otakpor, A N ^b   Kuteyi, O B ^c   James, B O ^a  

^a Clinical Services Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^c Federal Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Correlates; Depression; Human immunodeficiency virus infection acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879954867     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.110148     Document Type: Article

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