Antiretroviral Therapy Outcomes in Patients with Severe Mental Illness
| Autor: | Alan S. Karstaedt MBBCh, Sadhna Kooverjee MBBCh, Lucille Singh MBBCh, Yasmien Jeenah MBChB, Gregory Jonsson MBChB |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, Vol 14 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2325-9574 2325-9582 23259574 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2325957415593634 |
| Popis: | A retrospective cohort analysis was performed to describe outcomes and retention in care on antiretroviral therapy (ART) of 53 patients with severe mental illness (SMI). Diagnoses were psychosis secondary to HIV (24 patients), psychosis not otherwise specified (12), mania with or without psychosis (9), depression with psychotic features (4), and schizophrenia and bipolar mood disorder (2 each). The median baseline CD4 count was 66/mm 3 and viral load was 5.4 log 10 copies/mL. Thirteen (25%) patients were lost to follow-up (10 within 6 months), 3 were transferred out, and 3 died. By week 96, 29 (85%) of 34 (64%) patients still in care had a viral load |
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