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Study of 60 patients with AIDS or AIDS-related complex requiring psychiatric hospitalization

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.146.10.1285

Sixty patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS- related complex were treated on a locked inpatient psychiatric unit over a 30-month period. The wide range of mental disorders exhibited by these patients, key aspects of patient management, and the difficulty in psychiatric differential diagnosis are described.

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