title: Depression is common among AIDS patients. Psych consult often is necessary.
abstract: A national survey indicates that it's fairly common for HIV physicians to identify depression and similar symptoms in HIV-infected patients. A telephone survey of AIDS physicians found that 84.3% reported that their HIV-positive patients suffered from depressive symptoms.
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States