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AIDS-Related Psychiatric Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Thomas W. Fenton
Thomas W. Fenton*
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Hollymoor Hospital, Tessall Lane, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands B31 5EX
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Abstract

The background to HIV infection, its mode of transmission, and its neurological and psychiatric complications are described. The management of AIDS-related psychiatric disorder and problems encountered among staff involved in the management of patients suffering from AIDS are considered. There is a need for appropriate educational programmes. Although the incidence of AIDS in the UK has been appreciably lower than in many other countries, there are no grounds for complacency; psychiatric disorder associated with HIV infection will be encountered much more frequently in the future. Psychiatric staff are urged to inform and prepare themselves in anticipation of this development.

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Review Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 5 , November 1987 , pp. 579 - 588
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Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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