Validation of a brief screening instrument for substance abuse and mental illness in HIV-positive patients

Authors :: Pence, Brian Wells
Gaynes, Bradley N.
Whetten, Kathryn
Enron, Joseph J., Jr.
Ryder, Robert W.
Miller, William C.
Source :: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). Dec 1, 2005, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p434, 11 p.
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: A validation study of the substance abuse and mental illness Symptoms Screener that was conducted in an HIV-positive patient population is described. It is found that people screening positive results in HIV need a more rigorous confirmatory psychiatric evaluation.

Subjects :: HIV infection -- Diagnosis
HIV infection -- Causes of
HIV infection -- Care and treatment
Medical screening -- Equipment and supplies
Substance abuse -- Diagnosis
Substance abuse -- Risk factors
Mental illness -- Diagnosis
Mental illness -- Risk factors
Health

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