Citation

Cazzullo CL, Gala C, Martini S, Pergami A, Rossini M, Russo R. Psychol. Med. (Paris) 1992; 24(14): 1521-1524.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, S. P. E. I. éditeur)

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Abstract

Personal and familial psychopathological histories and information about early losses were collected and the results of the Locus of Control test and tests for psychological responses were determined for a series of 115 HIV-infected subjects (55 homosexuals; 60 drug-addicts). The percentage of anxious and depressed patients among the homosexuals was higher than among the drug-addicts. A higher percentage of drug-addicts reported past histories of attempted suicide than the homosexuals. Early loss events were more frequent for homosexuals than for drug-addicts. There was a higher psychopathological risk for asymptomatic HIV-seropositivity in homosexuals, drug addicts who had attempted suicide, subjects that acknowledged that they have serious illness and subjects with external coping mechanisms rather than internal.

Language: fr

Keywords

adult; human; depression; anxiety; suicide attempt; article; major clinical study; homosexuality; drug dependence; AIDS; drug-addicts; homosexuals; human immunodeficiency virus infection; psychopathologic features