The recent Article on the mental health burden of people living with HIV by Tiffany Gooden and colleagues is very inspiring.1 The comprehensive study shows how people living with HIV have an increased risk of developing composite mental illness, depression, anxiety, and severe mental illness compared with people without HIV. We want to bring attention to an often neglected topic that we believe will influence global mental health epidemiology in the coming decades—mental disorders in adolescents and youth living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.2 We particularly want to share our experience from field research in Mozambique, a country with the world’s eighth highest HIV prevalence, and where 52% of the population is younger than 18 years.3 We did an observational study to evaluate anxiety, depression, post- traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol and drug abuse in adolescents and youth accessing health services in Sofala Province, Mozambique.
Mental health needs of adolescents with HIV in Africa
Francesco Di Gennaro;Annalisa Saracino;
2022-01-01
Abstract
The recent Article on the mental health burden of people living with HIV by Tiffany Gooden and colleagues is very inspiring.1 The comprehensive study shows how people living with HIV have an increased risk of developing composite mental illness, depression, anxiety, and severe mental illness compared with people without HIV. We want to bring attention to an often neglected topic that we believe will influence global mental health epidemiology in the coming decades—mental disorders in adolescents and youth living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.2 We particularly want to share our experience from field research in Mozambique, a country with the world’s eighth highest HIV prevalence, and where 52% of the population is younger than 18 years.3 We did an observational study to evaluate anxiety, depression, post- traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol and drug abuse in adolescents and youth accessing health services in Sofala Province, Mozambique.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
