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Integrating mental health in global initiatives for HIV/AIDS

Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa

VIKRAM PATEL, MRCPsych, PhD, Reader in International Mental Health

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

PAMELA Y. COLLINS, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in Epidemiology

Departments of Psychiatry and Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, USA

JOSE BERTOLOTE, MD, Coordinator

Management of Mental and Brain Disorders, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Geneva, Switzerland

Correspondence: Professor Melvyn C. Freeman, Human Sciences Research Council, Private Bag X41, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. E-mail: mfreeman{at}hsrc.ac.za

Declaration of interest None.

ABSTRACT

Summary A more prominent role is needed for mental health interventions in global HIV/AIDS initiatives - such as the World Health Organization'3 by 5' Initiative. Significant numbers of infected people have, or develop, mental health problems, and this often adversely impacts on HIV/AIDS treatment and adherence. Integrating psychiatric and psychosocial interventions should benefit both the mental and the physical health of people living with HIV/AIDS.

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