Prevalence of DSM-IV-Defined Mood, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders in an HIV Clinic in the Southeastern United States.

The article reports on the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders specifically depression and substance abused (SA)only co-occur with HIV infection in Southeastern U.S. A total of 1,125 patients representing 80% of HIV-positive patients completed the Substance Abuse-Mental Illness Symptoms Screener, a brief screening instrument for probable mood, anxiety and SA disorders. Psychiatric disorders have significant implications for clinical management of HIV/AIDS.