Our study shows that persons with mental illness and/or their care providers recognize that they are at higher risk and should be tested, said senior author Michael B. Blank, PhD, associate professor in Psychiatry at Penn and co-director of the Penn Mental Health AIDS Research Center. However, by no means we should be complacent since these results may in large part be due to individual vigilance. The fact is there are few formal prevention and screening efforts targeted at this at-risk population. In light of the fact that mentally ill people are more likely to engage in risky behavior, mental health providers should consider routinely offering HIV/AIDS testing, something that does not typically occur now. Read more: medicalnewstoday/releases/286536.php
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:57:35 +0000
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