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The Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS

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A <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Supportive</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> • Chapter 10: Psychiatric ProblemsTable 10-18: Differential diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD)Disorder26 picasBipolar disorderGriefAdjustment disorder withdepressed moodOrganic mood disorderDementiaDeliriumMedication-induced,substance-induced mooddisordersDifferentiated from MDD by:Racing thoughts, increased energy, decreased need <strong>for</strong> sleep,irritability, hypersexuality (these may coexist with depressedmood in a mixed bipolar state)Onset associated with the loss; responsive <strong>to</strong> changes in theenvironment with less sadness or enjoyment; decreasing severityover time; preoccupation with deceased; “psychotic” symp<strong>to</strong>msrelated <strong>to</strong> deceased such as seeing, being visited by the deceased;rare suicidal intent although reunion fantasies may existSadness is rarely as profound; little anhedonia; no vegetativesymp<strong>to</strong>ms; identifiable precipitant; responsive <strong>to</strong> environmentalchange; suicidal ideation <strong>and</strong> intent may still occurIdentifiable agent linked by time; less anhedonia or hopelessness;test <strong>for</strong> specific medical conditions such as TSH, B12, VDRLor RPR, CNS evaluation; no family his<strong>to</strong>ryLess concern with cognitive decline; more gradual changes; mayrespond with laughter; worse at night; specific neurologicaldeficits; CT scan often abnormalFluctuating mental status with altered level of consciousness;distractibility; inability <strong>to</strong> focus or sustain attention; dysarthricspeech; agitation; medical etiologyOnset with use of: steroids, anticholinergics, sedative-hypnotics,anticonvulsants, antiparkinsonians, beta-blockers, anti-TB meds;sympathomimetrics; azidothymidine, stavudine; all illicit drugs;urine <strong>to</strong>xicology screen; medication his<strong>to</strong>ryTSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; VDRL/RPR, nontreponemal serologic tests <strong>for</strong> syphilis.Source: Kobayashi J. Psychiatric issues. In Anderson JR, ed. <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Care</strong> of Women with <strong>HIV</strong>. Rockville, Maryl<strong>and</strong>: U.S.Department of Health <strong>and</strong> Human Services, Health Resources <strong>and</strong> Services Administration, <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> Bureau, 2001, p. 304.Affective Disorders in Children <strong>and</strong> AdolescentsRates of psychiatric disorders among <strong>HIV</strong>-positive children <strong>and</strong> adolescents are generally similar<strong>to</strong> those among adults. One study showed 85% had at least one Axis I diagnosis 54 <strong>and</strong> 53% hadhis<strong>to</strong>ry of psychiatric contact prior <strong>to</strong> their <strong>HIV</strong> diagnosis. Among adolescents, 34% had majordepression according <strong>to</strong> one study, 54 <strong>and</strong> 25% had major depressive disorder <strong>and</strong> high rates ofdistress in another. 55 Children <strong>and</strong> adolescents come <strong>to</strong> the attention of providers less withinternalizing disorders (depression <strong>and</strong> anxiety) than externalizing disorders (conduct-behavioraldisorders). 56226U.S. Department of Health <strong>and</strong> Human Services • Health Resources <strong>and</strong> Services Administration • <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> Bureau

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