Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and HIV: A Snapshot of Co-Occurrence
- 14 September 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Social Work in Health Care
- Vol. 49 (8), 687-702
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2010.485089
Abstract
Although the medical advances in the area of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have undoubtedly improved the length and quality of life for those who are HIV-affected and medication adherent, there are still many psychosocial obstacles to effective HIV/AIDS medication adherence. Recent research has focused on one such obstacle. The significant link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and HIV. This article reports on the nature of this relationship with a cross-sectional study of active clients (n = 186) who were receiving HIV services from community-based settings in the New York City area. With the use of the PTSD Checklist (PCL), this study determined that more than half of the sample tested positively for PTSD. Policy and clinical implications of this and other findings are discussed.Keywords
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