BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents affected by HIV are at elevated risk of depression, yet research on related interventions in this population is scarce in sub-Saharan Africa.
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BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents affected by HIV are at elevated risk of depression, yet research on related interventions in this population is scarce in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Nature of Depression in Patients with HIV/AIDS (2005) · doi
OBJECTIVE: Existing research suggests that the rate of depressive illness and depressive symptoms are high in people living with HIV/AIDS, but investigations on the causes of depression provide conflicting results.
Keywords: depressive objective existing suggests rate illness symptoms high people living aids investigations causes depression provide - Relationship between Depression and Quality of Life in Persons with Hiv Infection in Nigeria (2008) · doi
OBJECTIVE: Despite the fact that two-thirds of all the people with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the emotional state and quality of life (QOL) of subjects with HIV in this region.
Keywords: objective despite fact thirds people live saharan africa little known emotional state quality life subjects - Mitigating depression among orphaned and vulnerable adolescents: a randomized controlled trial of interpersonal psychotherapy for groups in South Africa (2017) · doi
BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents affected by HIV are at elevated risk of depression, yet research on related interventions in this population is scarce in sub-Saharan Africa.
Keywords: background children adolescents affected elevated risk depression related interventions population scarce saharan africa - Psychosocial predictors and gender differences in the mental well-being of adolescents living with HIV in Ibadan, Nigeria (2025) · doi
While several studies have investigated some psychosocial factors as they predict mental well-being among adults living with HIV, little is known about the role of psychosocial (depression, personality traits and social support) predictors and sex differences in the mental well-being of adolescents living with HIV in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Keywords: psychosocial mental well living several investigated factors predict among adults little known role depression personality - HIV-related stigma and the psychosocial well-being of children orphaned by AIDS: a systematic review (2018) · doi
This study sheds light on the impact of HIV-related stigma on the psychosocial well-being of children orphaned by AIDS, but has been limited by a culture of non-disclosure of parental HIV infection or death or failing to report on parental cause of death.
Keywords: parental death sheds light impact related stigma psychosocial well children orphaned aids limited culture disclosure
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