       Document 0152
 DOCN  M9630152
 TI    Does physical improvement reduce depressive symptoms in HIV-infected
       medical inpatients?
 DT    9603
 AU    Mierlak D; Leon A; Perry S; HIV Clinical Research Program, Cornell
       University Medical; College, New York, NY, USA.
 SO    Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 1995 Sep;17(5):380-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96107605
 AB    The Beck Depression Inventory, Karnofsky Scale of Physical Performance,
       and a visual-analogue scale to assess subjective distress were
       administered to 32 HIV-infected medical inpatients shortly after
       admission and prior to discharge. Twenty-eight percent of subjects had
       severe depressive symptoms on admission. Most of these subjects remained
       in the severe range of depressive symptoms at discharge, despite
       physical improvement comparable to subjects with lower levels of
       depressive symptoms. In contrast, subjects with moderate depressive
       symptoms on admission showed a significant decrease in depressive
       symptoms at discharge. The results suggest that the etiology and
       management of depressive symptoms in HIV-infected medical inpatients may
       differ depending on the initial severity of depressive symptoms.
 DE    *Activities of Daily Living  Adult
       Depression/DIAGNOSIS/*PSYCHOLOGY/VIROLOGY  Female  *Health Status  Human
       HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS  Male  Middle Age  Patient Admission
       Patient Discharge  Severity of Illness Index  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
       Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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