HIV seropositivity as a major risk factor for suicide in the general hospital
| Autor: | Barbara Orlowski, Mary Ann Adler Cohen, Cesar A. Alfonso, Francine Morrison, Asher D. Aladiem, Richard A. Winters, Dionne R. Powell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Coping (psychology) medicine.medical_specialty Population Hospitals General Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) HIV Seropositivity medicine Humans General hospital Psychiatry Sida education Substance Abuse Intravenous Applied Psychology Retrospective Studies Psychiatric Status Rating Scales education.field_of_study Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Depressive Disorder biology business.industry Mental Disorders Retrospective cohort study Homosexuality Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Hospitalization Psychiatry and Mental health Suicide Bisexuality Female Viral disease business Serostatus |
| Zdroj: | Psychosomatics. 35(4) |
| ISSN: | 0033-3182 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to assess the suicide rate in people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the general hospital population. A retrospective study of 2,363 psychiatric consultations was done in 1989 and 1990 at an urban municipal teaching hospital in New York City. The sample included 2,363 patients admitted to adult general care from January 1, 1989, to December 31, 1990, for whom consultations were requested from the consultation-liaison psychiatry service. Suicidal behavior was the reason for consultation in 21.8% of HIV-positive persons and in 19.8% of persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It was the reason for consultation in only 13.9% of persons with unknown HIV serostatus. This difference is statistically significant. The authors conclude that HIV seropositivitv may be a significant risk factor for suicide in the general hospital patient population. |
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