Antidepressant treatment may improve adherence. Routine depression screening recommended.
While surveying long-term data of HIV-infected people, an investigator was struck by how commonly HIV patients were diagnosed with depression. This observation led to a study of depression and medication adherence among HIV-infected patients seen in urban health settings between 1997 and 2001.
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents