title: The World Health Organization's cross-cultural study on neuropsychiatric aspects of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1). Preparation and pilot phase.
abstract: The WHO launched a multicentre study to explore the nature and prevalence of HIV-1-associated neurological, psychiatric, and neuropsychological abnormalities in persons living in different geographical and sociocultural contexts. The study is being conducted in Brazil, Germany, Kenya, Thailand, the United States of America, and Zaire. A comprehensive instrument for the collection of neuropsychiatric data (including a battery of neuropsychological tests suitable for cross-cultural use) has been developed, and the feasibility of the recruitment and assessment procedure designed for the main phase has now been demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Division of Mental Health/Global Programme on AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maj
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Satz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaudig
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Starace
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boor
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sughondhabirom
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Bing
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Luabeya
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ndetei
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014944:World Health Organization