Abstract
Among psychiatric consultation patients, 322 AIDS patients were significantly less suicidal than 82 other HIV-positive patients and were comparable in suicidality to 1,086 patients with negative or unknown HIV status. AIDS patients had significantly more organic mental disorders. Organicity, denial, acceptance, and/or preoccupation with a fatal illness may reduce suicidality in AIDS patients.
MeSH terms
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / psychology
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Adult
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Attitude to Health
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Denial, Psychological
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Ethnicity
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Female
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HIV Seropositivity / psychology*
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Humans
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Male
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Mental Disorders / diagnosis
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Mental Disorders / psychology*
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Neurocognitive Disorders / diagnosis
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Neurocognitive Disorders / psychology
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Pilot Projects
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Referral and Consultation
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Sex Factors
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Suicide / psychology*