Measuring Psychosomatic Disorder in People Liv ing with HIV/AIDS

Authors

  • Soni Verma Junior Resident(III),Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology MLN Medical College, Allahabad
  • U S Sinha Prof. & Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology MLN Medical College, Allahabad
  • Suman Lata Verma Associate Prof., Dept. of Pathology,GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
  • A K Singh Associate Prof., Deptt. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology MLN Medical College, Allahabad
  • Sanju Singh Senior Medical Administrative AIIMS, New Delhi
  • Y K Pathak Ex. Astt. Prof., Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology MLN Medical College, Allahabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

HIV/AIDS, Psychosomatic Problems

Abstract

We assessed mental health status and knowledge of, being worried about AIDS. Result- In our study on 17 HIV Positive persons in which 14 were male 3 were female shows 94.11% have shock,76.47% faces stigma, 70.58% faces discrimination, 47.05% faces family violence, 31.83% faces social violence, 41.17% faces family rejection, 64.70% faces social rejection, 88.23% goes in to depression, 76.47% feels loneliness, 100% persons feel fear, 58.82% have suicidal tendency. Conclusion- Based on our review, we suggest that future studies should address the psychological needs of AIDS patients and develop health promotion programs to mitigate the negative impact of parental death on the physical and psychological well being of AIDS patients. 

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

1. Herek G M. AIDS and stigma. Am Behavioral Scientist 1999;42: 1102-1112. 2. Herek G M, Mitnick L, Burris S, Chesney M, Devine P, Fullilove MT. (1998) Workshop report: AIDS and stigma: A conceptual framework and research agenda. AIDS & Public Policy Journal 1998;13: 36-47.

3. Hepworth D H, Rooney R H, Larsen J A. Direct social work practice: Theory and skills 6th ed, Brooks/Cole , Pacific Grove, CA; 2002.

4. Singleton-Bowie S M. The effect of mental health practioners’ racial sensitivity on African Americans’ perceptions of service. Social Work Research 1995; 19: 238. 5. Snyder M, Omoto A M, Crain L A. (1999) Punished for their good deeds. American Behavioral Scientist 1999; 42:1171-1188.

6. Don C. Des Jarlais, Sandro galea, Melissa tracy, Susan tross David Vlahov. Stigmatization of newly emerging infectious disease: AIDS & SARS. Am J Public Health 2006; 96: 561-566.

7. Kathryn Whetten, Jane leserman , Kristin Lowe, B S , Dalene Stangle Nathan Thielman , Marvin Swartz, Laura Hanisch, Lynn Van Scoyoc. Prevalence of childhood sexual abuse & physical trauma in an HIV positive sample from the Deep South. Am J Public Health 2006; 96: 1028.

8. Linda J Koening, Daniel J Whitekar, Rachel A Royce, Tracey E Wilson, Kathleen Ethies, M Isabel Farnandaz. Physical and Sexual Violence during pregnancy and after delivery: A Prospective Multistate Study of Women with or at risk for HIV infection. Am J Public Health 2006; 96:1052-1054.

9. N.Abell, S. E. Rutiedge, T. J. McCann, J. Padmore- Examining HIV/AIDS Provider stigma: assessing regional concerns in the islands of the eastern Caribbean. AIDS Care 2007; 19: 244-245.

10. G.Zhao X, Li X, Fangi J, Zhao H, Yang B. Stanton- Care arrangements, grief & psychological problems among children orphaned by AIDS in china. AIDS Care 2007; 19: 1081-1082.

11. Komiti Angela, Judd Fiona, Grech Paul, Mijch. Anne, Hoy Jennifer, Williams Ben, Street Alan, H. John. Lloyd. Australian New Zealand J Psychiatry 2003; 37: 70 – 77. 12. Pranita Taraphdar, Aprajita Das Gupta, B Saha. Disclosure among People Living with HIV/AIDS. Ind J Community Med 2007; 32: 280.

13. Amy Norman, Mickey Chopra, Suneeth Kadiyala. Am J Public Health 2007; 97: 1777- 1778.

14. Bhargava A, Bigombe B. Public policies and the orphans of AIDS in Africa. Br Med J 2003; 326: 1387-1389.

15. L. Li ; C. lin, Z. Wu, M. Jia, M. J. Rotherain-Borus, R. Detels- Stigmatization & shame: consequences of caring for HIV/AIDS Patients in china. AIDS Care 2007; 19: 259. 16. R. P. Claxton, J. Catalan, A. P. Burgess. Psychological distress and burnout among buddies: demographic, situational and motivational factors. AIDS Care 1998; 10: 175- 190.

17. Marks, Gary, Burris, Scott, Peterman, Thomas A. Reducing Sexual Transmission of HIV From Those Who Know They are Infected: The Need For Personal and Collective Responsibility. Official Journal of the International AIDS Society 1999; 13(3): 300.

18. ICMR Bulletin. Hospital Policies on Care of HIV Infected Persons and Prevention of Accidental Infection. Division of Publications and Information, ICMR. 1990; 20: 33. 19. Nandy A. Social, Medical, Legal, Ethical Problems with AIDS. In: Principles of Forensic Medicine. 2nd ed. New Central Book Agency 2005;pp.363.

20. Mehrotra R., Pourush S., Bhargava A., Verma M, Ghosh UK. Seroprevelence of HIV in antenatal women. J Obs Gynecol India 2005; 55(4): 335.

Downloads

Published

2010-01-30

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3&4 (2009): Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (Jul-Dec)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Measuring Psychosomatic Disorder in People Liv ing with HIV/AIDS . (2010). Indian Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 7(3&4), 116–122. https://doi.org/10.48165/