AIDS-related psychiatric disorder.
The background to HIV infection, its mode of transmission, and its neurological and psychiatric complications are described. The management of AIDS-related psychiatric disorder and problems encountered among staff involved in the management of patients suffering from AIDS are considered. There is a need for appropriate educational programmes. Although the incidence of AIDS in the UK has been appreciably lower than in many other countries, there are no grounds for complacency; psychiatric disorder associated with HIV infection will be encountered much more frequently in the future. Psychiatric staff are urged to inform and prepare themselves in anticipation of this development.
Fenton
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Hollymoor Hospital, Birmingham, West Midlands.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic