A new international study led by researchers from the University of Cape Town and the University of Bern has found that people living with HIV who also have a mental disorder live, on average, three to five years shorter than people with HIV who do not have a mental health condition.
The cohort study, published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society, followed more than 260 000 adults with HIV who initiated antiretroviral therapy between 2000 and 2021 in South Africa, the United States and Canada. Researchers quantified the life-years lost associated with mental disorders, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and substance use disorder.
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Source : University of Cape Town
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