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ArticleCommunity mental health journal2021

Lebanese People Living with HIV: Psychiatric Co-morbidities and Psycho-Social Environment.

Sandra Abou Kassm, Wadih Naja, Ramzi Haddad, Rafic Baddoura, Bernadette Mdawar, Nour Riachy, Salwa Azar, Carmen Zrour, Jacques Mokhbat

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Article in Community mental health journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. HIV Knowledge and Stigmatizing Attitude towards People Living with HIV/AIDS among Medical Students in Jordan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Sandra Abou KassmPsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon. sandra_akassm@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-7545-2605
Wadih NajaPsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ramzi HaddadPsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Rafic BaddouraRheumatology Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Bernadette MdawarPsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Nour RiachyPediatrics Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Salwa AzarInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Carmen ZrourPsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Jacques MokhbatInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data are lacking on the psychiatric and psycho-social profiles of Middle-Eastern people living with HIV (PLHIV). Our study aimed to establish the prevalence and correlates of mental illness in a sample of Lebanese PLHIV, and to delineate their socio-cultural reality. PLHIV, either attending a private ID clinic or a non-governmental organization, were interviewed. A total of 94 patients were included. Sixty-nine (73.4%) were found to have at least one psychiatric disorder. Only nine participants were currently receiving psychotropic medications. The most common diagnosis was major depression, occurring in half of the subjects. Homosexual or bisexual orientation predicted the presence of a current depression (p = 0.024), and ART status was negatively associated with current depression (p = 0.028). The rate of psychiatric disorders is clearly higher than that of the general population. PLHIV with a homosexual or bisexual orientation face a double stigma, perhaps making them more vulnerable to depression. Our findings need to be replicated in larger studies with more representative samples.

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HIV InfectionsCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionHumansPrevalenceSocial EnvironmentSocial StigmaDepressionHIVMiddle EastPsychiatryPsychosocial factorsSexual orientation

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