Abstract
At least one-tenth of people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. are over the age of 50-a percentage that is likely to increase as infected persons live longer-and a new trend has shown an increase in new HIV diagnoses in persons over age 50. This population is poorly described, and a relative paucity of data is available about HIV/AIDS in older populations, with virtually no data on patients older than age 65. The older population with HIV/AIDS has an extremely complicated picture. In this review article, the authors discuss common psychiatric disorders associated with HIV/AIDS; cognitive limitations and dementia; issues of personality, temperament, addiction, and substance abuse; and problems of life and meaning experienced by many older individuals with HIV/AIDS.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 26-36 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Clinical Geriatrics |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Mar 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geriatrics and Gerontology