NIH R01 · 2025
Improving the Treatment of Depression among Youth with HIV
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Depression is a common psychiatric condition among Youth with HIV (YWH), with prevalence as high as 25% in the United States. It has been shown to reduce adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART), increase risk of disease progression, increase caregiver burden, increase healthcare costs, and decrease quality of life. Fortunately, there is an efficacious treatment. Practice guidelines and substantial research (including for those with HIV), indicate that measured-care treatment (care decisions guided by measures of symptomatology) using combination of a medication management algorithm and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that is tailored to the population is very…
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