Correlates of suicidal ideation among HIV-positive persons

2007160 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Adam W. Carrico · University of California, San Francisco

Mallory O. Johnson · San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis

Stephen F. Morin · San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis

Robert H. Remien · Columbia University

Edwin D. Charlebois · San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis

Wayne T. Steward · San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis

Margaret A. Chesney

Abstract

Suicidal ideation among HIV-positive individuals is relatively common and is associated with multiple factors. These independent correlates may assist with identifying HIV-positive individuals who are at increased risk of suicidal ideation so that they may be assessed regularly and referred for psychological treatment when appropriate.

Topics & Keywords

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: AIDS

Volume 21, Issue 9, pp. 1199-1203

DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e3281532c96

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