Document 2012
 DOCN  M94A2012
 TI    A study of suicide and attempted suicide in HIV carriers and patients
       with AIDS.
 DT    9412
 AU    Gotoh T; Ajisawa A; Negishi M; Yamaguchi T; Department of Infectious
       Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome; Hospital, Japan.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):400 (abstract no. PD0206). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370563
 AB    OBJECTIVE: We experienced 2 suicides and 2 attempted suicides. We
       evaluated these 4 cases and considered background of suicide. PATIENTS:
       Case No. 1 was a 31-year-old asymptomatic HIV infected heterosexual man.
       He was known HIV positiveness by blood donation. He contacted with
       counsellor at the early days. Althouth his lover and friends accept him,
       he killed himself 20 days after notification. Case No. 2 was a
       32-year-old AIDS homosexual man. He was diagnosed Kaposi's sarcoma and
       notified AIDS at a hospital. He was transfered to our hospital without
       his will because the hospital could not accept him. He had strong pain
       by oral Kaposi's sarcoma. Probably these two points are the cause of
       suicide. Case No. 3 was a 48-year-old AIDS heterosexual man. He was
       diagnosed Kaposi's sarcoma and notified AIDS at a hospital. He attended
       foreign hospital, because his local hospital refuse him. He could not
       meet person who accept him. He could not continue to go the hospital
       because of poor. Probably these two points may be the cause of attempted
       suicide. Case No. 4 was a 35-year-old AIDS heterosexual man. He lost his
       sight because of CMV retinitis. He said that life hangs heavy upon me at
       the time of attempted suicide. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUTIONS: We need to
       establish the scale to evaluate the QOL of patients with HIV at many
       view points.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY  Adult  AIDS
       Serodiagnosis/PSYCHOLOGY  Case Report  Homosexuality/PSYCHOLOGY  Human
       HIV Seropositivity/*PSYCHOLOGY  Male  Middle Age  Refusal to Treat
       Sarcoma, Kaposi's/PSYCHOLOGY  Sick Role  Social Support
       Suicide/PREVENTION & CONTROL/*PSYCHOLOGY  Suicide, Attempted/PREVENTION
       & CONTROL/*PSYCHOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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