Mental Health Challenges: Dialogues on Optimizing Engagement in HIV Care
In this podcast episode, Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD, and Nina I. Martinez discuss mental health challenges in people living with HIV and much-needed strategies to overcome these challenges to optimize engagement in HIV care.
Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast · Mark Brennan-Ing PhD, Nina I. Martinez
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Show Notes
In this podcast episode, Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD, and Nina I. Martinez discuss mental health challenges in people living with HIV and much-needed strategies to overcome these challenges to optimize engagement in HIV care, including:
- The increased rates of mental health disorders and substance use among people living with HIV
- How mental health disorders contribute to challenges with adherence to HIV treatment and engagement in care
- How social isolation and stigma can affect outcomes despite access to HIV care and ART
- The importance of mental health screenings as part of HIV care
- Integrating mental health services into HIV care as a strategy to overcome mental health challenges being a barrier to care
Presenter:
Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD
Director of Research and Evaluation
Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging
Hunter College
The City University of New York
New York, New York
Nina I. Martinez
Public Health Consultant
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