Citation

James ME, Rubin CP, Willis SE. Gen. Hosp. Psychiatry 1991; 13(1): 4-8.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Gynecology, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 30335.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1993519

Abstract

In a sample of 55 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive pregnant patients, a history of drug abuse was significantly associated with increased psychopathology, particularly depression and personality disorders. Psychiatric disorders preceded the HIV diagnosis in most of the patients studied. Intravenous drug abuse was also associated with increased prostitution, incarceration, and previous suicide attempts. Psychiatric findings were influenced much less by the HIV diagnosis and much more by the presence or absence of a history of drug abuse.

Language: en