Study of 60 patients with AIDS or AIDS-related complex requiring psychiatric hospitalization

Sixty patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS- related complex were treated on a locked inpatient psychiatric unit over a 30-month period. The wide range of mental disorders exhibited by these patients, key aspects of patient management, and the difficulty in psychiatric dif...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of psychiatry 1989-10, Vol.146 (10), p.1285-1288
1. Verfasser:	BAER, J. W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications Adult AIDS AIDS-Related Complex - complications AIDS/HIV Biological and medical sciences Dementia - complications Dementia - diagnosis Dementia - etiology Diagnosis, Differential Female Hospitalization Humans Immunodeficiencies Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies Immunopathology Length of Stay Male Medical sciences Mental Disorders - complications Mental Disorders - diagnosis Mental Disorders - etiology Mental Illness Middle Aged Patient Readmission Psychiatry San Francisco, California Therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Sixty patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS- related complex were treated on a locked inpatient psychiatric unit over a 30-month period. The wide range of mental disorders exhibited by these patients, key aspects of patient management, and the difficulty in psychiatric differential diagnosis are described.
ISSN:	0002-953X 1535-7228
DOI:	10.1176/ajp.146.10.1285