Suicide in HIV-infected individuals and the general population in Switzerland, 1988-2008
Date Issued
2010-01-01
Author(s)
Keiser, Olivia
Spoerri, Adrian
Brinkhof, Martin W G
Hasse, Barbara
Gayet-Ageron, Angéle
Tissot, Frédéric
Christen, Anna
Schmid, Patrick
Bernasconi, Enos
Egger, Matthias
Swiss, HIV Cohort Study
Swiss, National Cohort
DOI
10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09050651
Abstract
High rates of suicide have been described in HIV-infected patients, but it is unclear to what extent the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has affected suicide rates. The authors examined time trends and predictors of suicide in the pre-HAART (1988-1995) and HAART (1996-2008) eras in HIV-infected patients and the general population in Switzerland.