title: Psychiatric care for patients with HIV infection. The varying perspectives.
abstract: This article reviews the literature on the classification and treatment of psychiatric morbidity associated with infection from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The psychiatric disorders seen in HIV-infected patients are formulated by using one of the following four perspectives as treatment guides: 1) the syndromal or disease perspective, 2) the dispositional or personality perspective, 3) the behavioral or addictive perspective, and 4) the life story perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Treisman
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Lyketsos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fishman
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosenblatt
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: McHugh
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003693:Delirium / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents