title: [Psychopathological effects of AIDS].
abstract: Fear of AIDS and poor information have fostered psychopathologic symptoms in some subjects to the point of manifest psychiatric conditions. The specific manner of transmission has contributed to the creation of psychosocial alarm as a result of which clubs reserved for seronegative persons have been founded in America. Psychopathologic effects have been observed particularly in high-risk groups, sometimes with an increase in self-destructive behavior in drug addicts, and with enhancement of guilt feelings and anxiety among homosexuals. A fundamental aspect is the need for prevention represented above all by correct information.
authors.affiliation: Centro Studi Medicina dei Trasporti, Roma.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cozza
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000523:psychology; D006266:Health Education; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Effetti psicopatologici dell'AIDS.