Association of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation with high-risk behaviors among men who inject drugs in Delhi, India

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 502-510

  Armstrong, Gregory ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Samson, Luke ^b   Joubert, Lynette ^c   Nuken, Amenla ^a   Singh, Shalini ^b   Kermode, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Soc for Service to Urban Poverty   (India)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; HIV prevention; India; mental health; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891623381     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182a7ef21     Document Type: Article

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