Background/Objectives: Psychloogic disorders such as depression, anxiety and psychosis are common in HIV positive people. Moreover, high risk behaviors such as unsafe sex and drug abuse increase the risk of HIV infection in psychologic patients. This cross-sectional study was designed to assess the prevalence and severity of Psychloogic symptoms in HIV-infected people.
Material and Methods: 45 men and 5 women with HIV, answered Symptoms Check List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). Respondents' Mean age was 35.9 ± 7.1. 26% were single, 30% married, and 36% divorced. 52% were unemployed, 10% housewife and remindres were self-employed. Educational level of 40% of respondents was elemantary, 32% guidace school, 22% high school or diploma and 6% wre illiterate.
Results: 84 perecents of HIV positive people had been in a jail, 80% were IDUs, 38% had the history of tattoo, 34% had a sexual contact out of marriage, and 4 women had a HIV positive husband. 30% of patients were in AIDS stage. HbsAg and HCV antibody were positive in 12 and 66 percents, respectively.
The mean of SCL-90-R score, GSI, PST, and PSDI were 145.1±61.2, 1.6±0.68, 60.9±16.9 and 2.3±0.53, respectively. Accordig to GSI>1, 80% of respondents had Psychologic symptoms. These symtoms were mild in 59% and were moderate in 38.5% of patients. depression (86%), obsessive-compulsive (86%), interpersonsl sensivity (80%), were the most frequent disorders and phobic anxety (28%) was the least frequent.
Conclusion: It seems the frequency and severity of Psychloogic disorders among people with HIV/AIDS comparing general population are very high.