Stigma has a profound impact on the mental and physical health of Indian women with HIV
Providers should avoid the label of mental illness as it may compound intersectional stigma
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- May 1
- 1 min
Nature and mental health: women with HIV in focus
Women living with HIV are more likely to experience mental health problems than the general population.
- Feb 28
- 2 min
HIV Outcomes UK is a coalition of HIV experts working to secure policy, practice and evidence changes to improve the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for people living with HIV in the UK.
Despite the UK having some of the best HIV treatment outcomes in the world, there are still many barriers to people living with HIV.
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Launch of new HIV training for Talking Therapies is vital step to address mental health needs of people living with HIV
The findings from the recently published Positive Voices survey revealed that poor mental health continues to be an issue for PLWHIV
- Jan 16
- 6 min
UK’s largest survey of people living with HIV published
People living with HIV continue to report a high level of satisfaction with their HIV care service and treatment, a new survey by the UK ...
- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min
Beyond Viral Suppression: How Addressing Mental Health Reduces Morbidity&Mortality in People w/ HIV
Among PWH, death from HIV disease is diminishing, while death due to the direct effects of mental disorders are increasing.
- Nov 8, 2023
- 5 min
Suicide rate has fallen in Catalans with HIV – but is still higher than in the general population
A study presented at the recent 19th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2023) in Warsaw found that the suicide rate in people living with HIV...
- Oct 23, 2023
- 3 min
One in seven people at Amsterdam HIV clinic have symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
Significant numbers of people with well-controlled HIV in Amsterdam report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder ...
- Oct 5, 2023
- 4 min
HIV is more than twice as common in mental health service users
People who access mental health services in south London are 2.5 times more likely to have HIV than the general population in the same geogr
- Sep 13, 2023
- 4 min
Providing accurate information doesn't always reduce people's anxieties about HIV
HIV was a prominent cause of anxiety among people using an online sexual health service, Canadian researchers report. The provision of accur
- Sep 13, 2023
- 6 min
Depression and HIV
Mental health professionals often talk about ‘clinical depression’ or ‘major depression’ when they are referring to this condition.
- Sep 13, 2023
- 4 min
Integrase inhibitors more likely to be linked to depression and suicidality than other HIV drugs
Cases of new-onset depression and suicidal behaviour are each more likely to be reported for integrase inhibitors than any other type of ...
- Mar 24, 2023
- 1 min
Global overview of suicidal behavior and associated risk factors among people living with HIV
Death by suicide is a major public health problem. People living with human immunodeficiency virus have higher risk of suicidal behavior.
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