Clinical presentation of bipolar mania in HIV-positive patients in Uganda.

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dc.creatorNakimuli-Mpungu, Etheldreda
dc.creatorMusisi, Seggane
dc.creatorMpungu, Steven Kiwuwa
dc.creatorKatabira, Elly
dc.date2013-07-02T11:19:26Z
dc.date2013-07-02T11:19:26Z
dc.date2009
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-04T12:50:42Z
dc.date.available2018-09-04T12:50:42Z
dc.descriptionBackground: Secondary mania in HIV-positive individuals has been well documented; however, cases of bipolar mania in HIV infection occur, as well. Objective: This is the first controlled study of the demographic and clinical characteristics of bipolar mania and secondary mania in persons with HIV/AIDS in Uganda and Africa. Method: Patients were consecutively recruited from the adult psychiatric wards of Makerere University (Uganda) teaching hospitals. Diagnosis of acute manic episode was based on DSM–IV criteria. Results: The HIV-positive patients with bipolar mania had more immune suppression and more cognitive impairment, suggesting that these patients may already have been cognitively and functionally impaired by their mental illness by the time they acquired HIV infection. Discussion: These findings may be used to help clinicians and policymakers recognize and design appropriate interventions for this vulnerable group of patients. Further studies to delineate the phenomenology of mania in patients with HIV infection/AIDS are warranted.
dc.identifierNakimuli-Mpungu , E., Musisi, S., Mpungu, S.K., Katabira, E. (2009). Clinical presentation of bipolar mania in HIV-positive patients in Uganda. Psychosomatics, 50(4)
dc.identifier0033-3182
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dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1486
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1486
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAmerican Psychiatric Publishing
dc.subjectBipolar mania
dc.subjectUganda
dc.subjectSecondary mania
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHIV-positive people
dc.subjectHIV infection
dc.titleClinical presentation of bipolar mania in HIV-positive patients in Uganda.
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