title: Needs for services reported by adults with severe mental illness and HIV.
abstract: This study examined the needs of people with severe mental illness and HIV. Results were based on interviews and CD4 counts of 294 individuals who received services from the Los Angeles County or the New York City public mental health system. Common unmet needs included financial assistance, housing, and mental health care. Thirty percent of the participants reported that they had at least one basic need that was not being met. Unmet need was less common as HIV infection advanced and was similar in frequency to that found in the general population with HIV. People with severe mental illness and HIV may be benefiting from the special resources that are available for people with HIV.
authors.affiliation: RAND, Santa Monica, California, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Greer
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bogart
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koegel
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Kanouse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology