HIV感染者/艾滋病患者自杀现状和风险因素的研究进展.

Although antiretroviral therapy appears to prolong the lifespan of people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWH), but the suicidal risk of these people is still significantly higher than the general population. Some PLWH had suicidal ideation, attempted suicide, and suicidal plan. The reasons for the high risk among these people mainly include as follows. ① The demographic factors include gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, race, etc. ② The social psychological factors are stressors(stressful or traumatic life events, social or interpersonal problems and mental illness), stigma, hiding HIV history, etc.Social or interpersonal problems include discrimination, social isolation, lack of social support, etc. Mental diseases include depression, anxiety disorders,substance use disorders, etc. In order to reduce the suicidal risk of PLWH, the government and related organizations can research and improve these social psychological factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]