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Mental health problems in older adults with HIV referred to a psychological medicine unit
- Authors:
- MEADOWS J., LE MARECHAL K., CATALAN J.
- Journal article citation:
- AIDS Care, 10(S2), June 1998, pp.S105-S112.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Although HIV is still seen by many as a disease affecting younger adults, it is known that at least eleven percent of individuals with AIDS in Britain are over the age of 50. It is likely that this older age representation will continue and increase. Results of this study found that older adults differed significantly from younger individuals on a variety of social, psychological and medical variables including social isolation, employment worries, sexuality, previous psychiatric history and stage of HIV at referral. Finds that current HIV services may actually alienate a significant proportion of potential users through not being sensitive to the needs and views of older individuals. Concludes that this needs to be addressed by policy makers and practitioners to ensure that psychiatric and psychological services become more acceptable and accessible to the older adult.