Abstract
Background: Psychiatric disorders are common in HIV-infected patients and for sure have direct impact on both prevention and management of diseases in these patients. In this research, the prevalence of major psychiatric disorders including mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders in HIV-infected patients of Rafsanjan and Kerman health care centers were determined.
 Materials and Methods: Eighty three HIV-infected patients were interviewed by a psychiatrist in above-mentioned health centers and their information was registered through a standard CIDI questionnaire (version 2.1) and was statistically analyzed.
 Results: In this study, Out of 83 participants, 71 cases (85.5%) were males and 12 (14.5%) were females. Their age range was from 21 to 62 years old. Sixty-nine cases (83.1%) were diagnosed with at least one major psychiatric disorder and 14 cases (16.9%) with none. Among the HIV-infected patients, 54 cases (65.1%) suffered from a mood disorder, 21 (25.3%) had psychotic and 41 (49.4%) had anxiety disorders.
 Conclusion: The current study showed that major psychiatric disorders were more common in HIV-infected patients in comparison to normal communities, so on-time diagnosis and therapy and proper management of these problems could be truly a promising step in global control of HIV in this part of Iran.
Highlights
Some surveys have investigated the effects of depression and stress on function of immune system in Human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) patients
Considering the fact that these data for the most up-looking way show the minimum rate of existing cases of each category, World Health Organization (WHO) and the joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), have attempted to design a computer program to estimate these rates for a more precise view
Sampling This was a descriptive cross-sectional study performed on 83 HIV-infected cases, with no clinical manifestation of AIDS, who came to main health centers of Rafsanjan and Kerman
Summary
Some surveys have investigated the effects of depression and stress on function of immune system in HIV patients. Considering the fact that these data for the most up-looking way show the minimum rate of existing cases of each category, World Health Organization (WHO) and the joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), have attempted to design a computer program to estimate these rates for a more precise view Application of this software along with a systematic review study which has been conducted in Iran, estimated 80000 HIV-infected existing cases [5]. Among the HIV-infected patients, 54 cases (65.1%) suffered from a mood disorder, 21 (25.3%) had psychotic and 41 (49.4%) had anxiety disorders.Conclusion: The current study showed that major psychiatric disorders were more common in HIV-infected patients in comparison to normal communities, so on-time diagnosis and therapy and proper management of these problems could be truly a promising step in global control of HIV in this part of Iran.[GMJ. Among the HIV-infected patients, 54 cases (65.1%) suffered from a mood disorder, 21 (25.3%) had psychotic and 41 (49.4%) had anxiety disorders.Conclusion: The current study showed that major psychiatric disorders were more common in HIV-infected patients in comparison to normal communities, so on-time diagnosis and therapy and proper management of these problems could be truly a promising step in global control of HIV in this part of Iran.[GMJ. 2013;2(3):95-99]
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