학술논문
Cognitive and affective disorders associated to HIV infection in the HAART era: findings from the NeuroICONA study: Cognitive impairment and depression in HIV/AIDS. The NeuroICONA study
Document Type
Academic Journal
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Source
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Jul 01, 2002 106(1):20-26
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Language
English
ISSN
0001-690X
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:: To assess the natural story of HIV-associated affective and cognitive disorders and the relationship with clinical, pharmacological, immunological and behavioural factors. METHOD:: A total of 395 HIV-positive patients, naive to Highly Active Antirectroviral therapy (HAART), with no severe psychiatric disorders have been enrolled in the Neuro-ICONA Study. All participants were administered a comprehensive data collection instrument including an addiction behaviour survey, a medical problem list, a psychiatric assessment, a validated neuropsychological test battery. RESULTS:: The global prevalence of cognitive impairment and of prominent depressive symptomatology were 17.9 and 15.5%, respectively. A significant difference in the prevalence of prominent depressive symptomatology was observed between patients in HAART and those not taking HAART(14.1 vs. 23.8%;P =0.05). CONCLUSION:: Depressive and cognitive disorders affect a substantial proportion of HIV-seropositive subjects. The prevalence of prominent depressive symptomatology appears to significantly vary in relationship to the therapeutic protocol.