Disease progresses more quickly in introverts. Shy, inhibited personalities may fare worse.
Los Angeles researchers recently have discovered clinical evidence that HIV-positive people with shy and introverted personalities tend to have a faster disease progression and less optimal outcomes under antiretroviral treatment than do people with extroverted personalities.
D018450:Disease Progression; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D012792:Shyness