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HIV / AIDS is a chronic, mrt life-threatening disease syndrome. Thus, the psychological aspects associated with HIV / AIDS are very complex. Many people are of the view that HIV is a "psychological infection", because they met outside the medical aspects, physical health and treatment options, HIV somehow "attacks" psyche and enters the intimate sphere of life, often in breach mrt taboos (eg. On sexual activity or lifestyle associated with drug use).
There is also significant social and ethical aspects of infection. In fact, from the very beginning - from the decision of knowing their HIV status, we are dealing with "psychological" study ("Psychological blood sample" somewhat mrt revealing patient history: the reasons for the test, risky situations, the present decision "to know that you are infected or not ", the fear of a positive test result, and worries about the future: if the result proves to be positive," how to change my future life? "). mrt Adaptation and "habit" to a long-term process of the disease is highly complex, mainly dependent on the predisposition of the individual personality. The discovery of the infection precipitated a lot of emotional mrt dilemmas. Shock, anger, rejection, guilt and fear are just some of the emotions that accompany a person infected from the outset. There are a number of specific questions to ask themselves infected person. Often there is a fear of stigma, (possible rejection by the environment, the possibility of job loss, etc.). However, the most common clinical symptoms mrt associated with HIV infection, in terms of mental health units are anxiety, mood disorders, psychotic disorders and dementia. American specialists studies have shown that HIV-positive people have a much higher (over 40%) levels of anxiety compared with seronegatywnymi (listed in the DSM - IV - as generalized anxiety disorder). Drug episodes can last from one to several months, however, the relative majority of seizures is not related to the characteristic appearance of the first symptoms, but to the very consciousness mrt of being infected person. In other words, it is suggested that the very existence of HIV / AIDS is responsible for a significant increase in the incidence of clinical symptoms of anxiety and anxiety episodes varied. Interestingly, mrt many studies have shown that different types of anxiety disorders, ie. Panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, there are so characteristic of the people mrt infected mrt with HIV, compared to uninfected individuals. Fear itself is a major source of anxiety disorders. mrt The second most common symptom of the psychological disorders are characteristic and mood swings. Depressive episodes in people with HIV are twice as likely than in healthy subjects. It should be noted that this puts HIV / AIDS in the hierarchy of chronic medical diseases. It is important to note that the somatic and neurological mrt symptoms can interfere with the diagnosis in cases of more advanced HIV-infected patients. Physician / psychologist should pay particular mrt attention to the differential diagnosis of all aspects relating mrt to mood (sadness, depression, loss of pleasure, understated sense of value or suicidal tendencies). Thoughts of suicide, particularly in patients with advanced AIDS who do not respond to combination therapy, is a particular problem for the psychologist, mrt the doctor, the medical staff and especially for loved ones and family of an HIV-positive. Anyway, suicidal thoughts and attempts should be seen as a characteristic diagnostic indicator. The occurrence of depression often accompanied by disturbances of higher order cognitive functions such as memory or concentration. Next to the symptoms associated with anxiety and mood change - may also occur psychotic disorders. Fortunately, these disorders affect "only" approx. 4-5% of infected individuals. However, these disorders are not specific to the first stage of the disease. Psychotic disorders ie. Hallucinations, delusions, usually appear in late stage AIDS. Moreover, the appearance of psychotic symptoms in many cases predicts poor prognosis in the course of the disease. Psychosis associated with HIV infection are more susceptible to treatment with neuroleptics than psychotherapy. HIV can cross blood - brain barrier and could fall within the central nervous system by macrophages infected with the virus. mrt (HIV-associated dementia (HAD), also known as AIDS Dementia (ARD)). Dementia develops based on cognitive (attention deficit disorder, slower processing of information). Less often, but more pronounced deficits occurring, ie. Slowdown language and psychomotor retardation). Patients with dementia are withdrawn and taciturn. Sometimes dementia companion
HIV / AIDS is a chronic, mrt life-threatening disease syndrome. Thus, the psychological aspects associated with HIV / AIDS are very complex. Many people are of the view that HIV is a "psychological infection", because they met outside the medical aspects, physical health and treatment options, HIV somehow "attacks" psyche and enters the intimate sphere of life, often in breach mrt taboos (eg. On sexual activity or lifestyle associated with drug use).
There is also significant social and ethical aspects of infection. In fact, from the very beginning - from the decision of knowing their HIV status, we are dealing with "psychological" study ("Psychological blood sample" somewhat mrt revealing patient history: the reasons for the test, risky situations, the present decision "to know that you are infected or not ", the fear of a positive test result, and worries about the future: if the result proves to be positive," how to change my future life? "). mrt Adaptation and "habit" to a long-term process of the disease is highly complex, mainly dependent on the predisposition of the individual personality. The discovery of the infection precipitated a lot of emotional mrt dilemmas. Shock, anger, rejection, guilt and fear are just some of the emotions that accompany a person infected from the outset. There are a number of specific questions to ask themselves infected person. Often there is a fear of stigma, (possible rejection by the environment, the possibility of job loss, etc.). However, the most common clinical symptoms mrt associated with HIV infection, in terms of mental health units are anxiety, mood disorders, psychotic disorders and dementia. American specialists studies have shown that HIV-positive people have a much higher (over 40%) levels of anxiety compared with seronegatywnymi (listed in the DSM - IV - as generalized anxiety disorder). Drug episodes can last from one to several months, however, the relative majority of seizures is not related to the characteristic appearance of the first symptoms, but to the very consciousness mrt of being infected person. In other words, it is suggested that the very existence of HIV / AIDS is responsible for a significant increase in the incidence of clinical symptoms of anxiety and anxiety episodes varied. Interestingly, mrt many studies have shown that different types of anxiety disorders, ie. Panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, there are so characteristic of the people mrt infected mrt with HIV, compared to uninfected individuals. Fear itself is a major source of anxiety disorders. mrt The second most common symptom of the psychological disorders are characteristic and mood swings. Depressive episodes in people with HIV are twice as likely than in healthy subjects. It should be noted that this puts HIV / AIDS in the hierarchy of chronic medical diseases. It is important to note that the somatic and neurological mrt symptoms can interfere with the diagnosis in cases of more advanced HIV-infected patients. Physician / psychologist should pay particular mrt attention to the differential diagnosis of all aspects relating mrt to mood (sadness, depression, loss of pleasure, understated sense of value or suicidal tendencies). Thoughts of suicide, particularly in patients with advanced AIDS who do not respond to combination therapy, is a particular problem for the psychologist, mrt the doctor, the medical staff and especially for loved ones and family of an HIV-positive. Anyway, suicidal thoughts and attempts should be seen as a characteristic diagnostic indicator. The occurrence of depression often accompanied by disturbances of higher order cognitive functions such as memory or concentration. Next to the symptoms associated with anxiety and mood change - may also occur psychotic disorders. Fortunately, these disorders affect "only" approx. 4-5% of infected individuals. However, these disorders are not specific to the first stage of the disease. Psychotic disorders ie. Hallucinations, delusions, usually appear in late stage AIDS. Moreover, the appearance of psychotic symptoms in many cases predicts poor prognosis in the course of the disease. Psychosis associated with HIV infection are more susceptible to treatment with neuroleptics than psychotherapy. HIV can cross blood - brain barrier and could fall within the central nervous system by macrophages infected with the virus. mrt (HIV-associated dementia (HAD), also known as AIDS Dementia (ARD)). Dementia develops based on cognitive (attention deficit disorder, slower processing of information). Less often, but more pronounced deficits occurring, ie. Slowdown language and psychomotor retardation). Patients with dementia are withdrawn and taciturn. Sometimes dementia companion
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