Young Alexander S, Sullivan Greer, Bogart Laura M, Koegel Paul, Kanouse David E
RAND, Santa Monica, California, USA.
Psychiatr Serv. 2005 Jan;56(1):99-101. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.56.1.99.
This study examined the needs of people with severe mental illness and HIV. Results were based on interviews and CD4 counts of 294 individuals who received services from the Los Angeles County or the New York City public mental health system. Common unmet needs included financial assistance, housing, and mental health care. Thirty percent of the participants reported that they had at least one basic need that was not being met. Unmet need was less common as HIV infection advanced and was similar in frequency to that found in the general population with HIV. People with severe mental illness and HIV may be benefiting from the special resources that are available for people with HIV.
本研究调查了患有严重精神疾病且感染艾滋病毒者的需求。研究结果基于对294名从洛杉矶县或纽约市公共心理健康系统接受服务的个人进行的访谈以及他们的CD4计数。常见的未满足需求包括经济援助、住房和心理健康护理。30%的参与者报告称他们至少有一项基本需求未得到满足。随着艾滋病毒感染的进展，未满足需求的情况变得不那么常见，其频率与普通艾滋病毒感染者群体中的情况相似。患有严重精神疾病且感染艾滋病毒的人可能正在受益于为艾滋病毒感染者提供的特殊资源。
