Mental Status of HIV+ patients, referred to Counselling Center of  Kermanshah Health Care Center (2002)

J Shakeri; AA Parvizifard; S Aminzadeh

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Mental Status of HIV+ patients, referred to Counselling Center of Kermanshah Health Care Center (2002)

Author(s):

J Shakeri^1,*,

AA Parvizifard¹,

S Aminzadeh¹

1Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 10, issue 1; e81707

Published online:Jun 19, 2006

Article type:Research Article

Received:Sep 21, 2004

Accepted:Mar 14, 2006

How to Cite:J ShakeriAA ParvizifardS AminzadehMental Status of HIV+ patients, referred to Counselling Center of Kermanshah Health Care Center (2002).J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.10(1):e81707.

Abstract

Introduction: Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a Fatal nervous system disorder associated with infections caused by retro family known as Human Immune virus (HIV). Regarding the high prevalence rate of mental disorders among the HIV⁺ patients referred to Kermanshah Health Center , the present research carried out .

Materials & Methods : The present study is a descriptive – cross sectional one in which 132 HIV⁺ patients were studied(11 f , 121 m) the patients in two Stages , by using Cut – off Point System (>5) and Self - Rating Questionnaire (SRQ – 24) as a Screening tool (First Stage) and Clinical Judgement Forwarded by the Psychiatrist on the basis of regulations (Second Stage) were studied and assessed . The data analysed by applying the descriptive statistics .

Results: The result revealed that 93.2% of the assessed patients were parallel to the diagnostic criteria of the mental disorders, 93.9 % (96.7% m - 63.6% f) with the drug dependency disorders, 43.2% (41.3% m - 63.6% f) mood disorders, 18.9% (19% m - 18/2% f) anxiety disorders, 11.4% (9.1% m - 36.4% f) Somatoform disorders. The above mentioned disorders were the most common disorders seen in each sample . Also , 74.24 % of the total shown to match with the diagnostic criteria for personality disorders at axis II- in which antisocial personality (31.8%) and borderline disorders (18.9%) were the most commonly dignosed disorders respectively .

Conclusion : Regarding the results obtained from the present research and the high rate of the prevalence of the mental disorders in HIV⁺ patients, this group must be under special control for prevention.

Keywords

Screening

Mental Disorders

HIV+ Patients

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