Document 0096
 DOCN  M95A0096
 TI    Psychiatric morbidity associated with acquired immune deficiency
       syndrome-related grief resolution.
 DT    9510
 AU    Summers J; Zisook S; Atkinson JH; Sciolla A; Whitehall W; Brown S;
       Patterson T; Grant I; Department of Psychiatry, University of
       California, San Diego; 92103, USA.
 SO    J Nerv Ment Dis. 1995 Jun;183(6):384-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95318713
 AB    This study examined acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related
       grief resolution and psychiatric morbidity in 286 human immunodeficiency
       virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative gay men examined between 1989 and
       1993 in San Diego, CA. Psychiatric morbidity, mood ratings, and
       bereavement assessments were obtained using the Structured Clinical
       Interview for DSM-III-R, Hamilton Rating Scales for Depression and
       Anxiety, and Texas Revised Inventory of Grief. Sixty percent of the men
       (N = 171) reported a loss within the previous 12 months. Eighteen
       percent of the bereaved met criteria for unresolved grief. No
       differences were evident in lifetime psychiatric disorders, yet men with
       unresolved grief demonstrated an elevated prevalence of current major
       depression and panic disorder when compared with resolved grievers.
       Clinician sensitivity to the grief process and its relationship to
       psychiatric complications is an important component of comprehensive
       psychiatric and medical care of men at high risk for HIV during this era
       of AIDS.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY  Adaptation,
       Psychological  *Bereavement  Comorbidity  Depressive
       Disorder/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Homosexuality, Male/PSYCHOLOGY  Human
       Male  Mental Disorders/DIAGNOSIS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Panic
       Disorder/DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Prevalence  Psychiatric Status Rating
       Scales  Risk Factors  Sex Factors  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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