Study Links Mental Illness To Higher HIV Risk

Researchers have long known that people with mental illnesses are at higher risk for many disorders, such as diabetes and heart disease. A new study finds that they are also more prone to being HIV positive. Researchers tested over a thousand patients at mental health clinics or psychiatric units, both in Philadelphia and Baltimore. They found rates of HIV infection almost four times higher than in the general population. This was reported by newsworks on February 17, 2014. Contact information: Michael Blank, Phd, Course Co-Director, Penn Mental Health AIDS Research Center, 423 Guardian Drive, 300 Blockey Hall, Philadelphia, PA . . .