Attitudes of Indian HIV Clinicians Toward Depression in People Living with HIV

<p>Background</p><p>Depression is highly prevalent in people living with HIV (PLHIV) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In India, where access to mental health specialists is limited, little is known about the attitude of HIV clinicians toward depression in P...

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Autores principales:	Brian T. Chan, Amrose Pradeep, Kenneth H. Mayer, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5a319a4b34ba4e95ad2084058d1f78722021-12-02T07:30:14ZAttitudes of Indian HIV Clinicians Toward Depression in People Living with HIV2214-999610.1016/j.aogh.2016.04.672https://doaj.org/article/5a319a4b34ba4e95ad2084058d1f78722017-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/705https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996<p>Background</p><p>Depression is highly prevalent in people living with HIV (PLHIV) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In India, where access to mental health specialists is limited, little is known about the attitude of HIV clinicians toward depression in PLHIV.</p><p>Methods</p><p>We administered a questionnaire to HIV clinicians attending the 2015 Chennai Antiretroviral Therapy Symposium that assessed respondents' level of agreement with 29 statements regarding the etiology, importance, and management of depression and whether they felt capable and willing to manage depression in PLHIV.</p><p>Results</p><p>The 69 respondents were from 9 Indian states. Most respondents agreed that depression in PLHIV is a serious problem (91%) and is associated with poorer HIV-related outcomes (62%-81%). Although most respondents (76%) reported feeling comfortable discussing mental health problems with PLHIV, almost half (48%) admitted that lack of knowledge and training about mental health issues hindered the diagnosis and treatment of depression in PLHIV. With few exceptions, there were no significant differences in responses by gender, urban/rural practice location, or government versus private practice.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>Indian HIV clinicians believe that depression in PLHIV is important and are willing to manage depression in the HIV primary care setting. These findings suggest that HIV clinicians require further training to deliver evidence-based interventions to treat PLHIV with depression.Brian T. ChanAmrose PradeepKenneth H. MayerNagalingeswaran KumarasamyUbiquity PressarticledepressioncliniciansIndiaHIVInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 82, Iss 5, Pp 792-797 (2017)
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description	<p>Background</p><p>Depression is highly prevalent in people living with HIV (PLHIV) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In India, where access to mental health specialists is limited, little is known about the attitude of HIV clinicians toward depression in PLHIV.</p><p>Methods</p><p>We administered a questionnaire to HIV clinicians attending the 2015 Chennai Antiretroviral Therapy Symposium that assessed respondents' level of agreement with 29 statements regarding the etiology, importance, and management of depression and whether they felt capable and willing to manage depression in PLHIV.</p><p>Results</p><p>The 69 respondents were from 9 Indian states. Most respondents agreed that depression in PLHIV is a serious problem (91%) and is associated with poorer HIV-related outcomes (62%-81%). Although most respondents (76%) reported feeling comfortable discussing mental health problems with PLHIV, almost half (48%) admitted that lack of knowledge and training about mental health issues hindered the diagnosis and treatment of depression in PLHIV. With few exceptions, there were no significant differences in responses by gender, urban/rural practice location, or government versus private practice.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>Indian HIV clinicians believe that depression in PLHIV is important and are willing to manage depression in the HIV primary care setting. These findings suggest that HIV clinicians require further training to deliver evidence-based interventions to treat PLHIV with depression.
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title	Attitudes of Indian HIV Clinicians Toward Depression in People Living with HIV
title_short	Attitudes of Indian HIV Clinicians Toward Depression in People Living with HIV
title_full	Attitudes of Indian HIV Clinicians Toward Depression in People Living with HIV
title_fullStr	Attitudes of Indian HIV Clinicians Toward Depression in People Living with HIV
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Attitudes of Indian HIV Clinicians Toward Depression in People Living with HIV

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