A comparative study of psychiatric manifestations in HIV Positive individuals and other sexually transmitted diseased individuals
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is one of the most significant physical, mental and social problems facing the world today. Generally, HIV diagnosis is a traumatic experience that significantly changes a person’s life. Immune suppression and as direct effect of HIV on the brain are the most common reasons for neuropsychiatric disorders. Aim: To observe and compare the prevalence of psychiatric manifestations of HIV Positive individuals and other sexually transmitted diseased individuals Material and Methods: This study was conducted in the department of Venereology, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam. The individuals for the study were recruited on the basis of a purposive sampling. The final sample comprised of 100 individuals, Positive individuals and other sexually transmitted diseased individuals, divided into two groups of 50 each. Diagnoses were generated as per the International Classification of Diseases -10th Edition, Diagnostic Criteria for Research. Group 1 comprised of HIV Positive individuals and Group 2 comprised of sexually Transmitted Diseased individuals. Results: Nearly 39 subjects in Group 1 and 33 subjects of Group2 have included males .The prevalence of common mental disorders in this one year study was 35% - Mood Disorders(Depression-30% and Mania-5%),25% Anxiety Disorder,32.5%-Adjustment Disorder,2.5% - Schizophrenia and Cognitive Dysfunction – 5% in Group 1 when compared to Group 2 only has Anxiety Disorder. Conclusion: On Comparison of both the scores of GHQ,BPRS,HDRS,SAS and MMSE, significant scores were obtained in all scores except HARS, which indicates that that HIV Seropositive individuals had more number of psychiatric manifestations than sexually transmitted diseases group.
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Dr. U. Raghava Rao, Dr. M. Vijaya Lakhsmi
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