These articles, 1 & 2, both talk about HIV & depression. The number of people with HIV who also suffer from depression is staggering. I always associated it with the constant reminder of having a chronic illness, but apparently it's more than that.
For + people not on a anti-retroviral regimen, HIV dementia is a serious threat, for those people receiving meds it's fairly rare. What is more common are issues with memory, emotions & motor functions. While these are not as sever as the dementia, they can still be problematic. Researchers think they've discovered a missing or deficient molecule that is responsible. They are now studying how to reproduce that compound so it can introduced into HIV meds.
This sounds like a serious start. I'll keep watching to see how this one goes.
Cya...
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