Depress o, estresse e alexitimia em pacientes com infec o pelo v赤rus HIV = Depression, stress and alexitimy in patients with infection by the HIV virus

作者：Vernica da Silveira Leite; Daniela Darce Motta; Miguel Spack Junior; Silvana Marques Araujo

来源：Acta Scientiarum - Health Sciences, 2007.

• depress o
• estresse
• alexitimia
• HIV
• depression
• stress
• alexitimy
• HIV

Durante o curso da infec o pelo HIV, 谷 comum a depress o; um alto n赤vel de estresse pode derivar em uma menor compet那ncia imunit芍ria. Alexitimia 谷 uma rea o %26quot;estado%26quot; para os efeitos de doen as f赤sicas s谷rias. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar n赤veis de depress o, estresse e alexitimia em pacientes portadores de HIV correlacionandoosao n赤vel de c谷lulas TCD4+ e ocorr那ncia de infec es oportunistas. Foram selecionados 50 pacientes portadores de HIV. Escalas para avalia o dos n赤veis de depress o, estresse e alexitimia foram aplicadas. Houve depress o leve em 48% dos pacientes, moderada (28%) egrave (4%). S o alexitimicos 82%. Apresentaram sintomas f赤sicos e psicol車gicos do estresse 78%. Pacientes com taxa de linf車citos TCD4%26lt;200/mm3 apresentaram maior percentual de depress o, estresse e alexitimia. Observou-se ocorr那ncia maior de infec es oportunistas nospacientes com depress o, independente da taxa de linf車citos T CD4+. Estes resultados sugerem rela o entre depress o, estresse, lexitimia e maior infec o pelo v赤rus HIV. During the course of the infection by HIV, depression is common. A high stress level can result in a smaller imunitary competence. Alexitimy is a reaction %26quot;state%26quot; for the effects of serious physical diseases. This work aimed to evaluate the depression levels, stress and alexitemy in patients infected with HIV. Fifty patients were selected. Depression, stress and alexitemy were evaluated. The application of scales showed low depression in 48% of patients, moderate in 28% and serious in 4%. 82% are alexitemics and 78%presented physical and psychological symptoms of stress. Patients with TCD4 linfocites tax %26lt;200/mm3 presented a higher percentual of depression, stress and alexitemy. It was observed a higher incidence of opportunist infections in the patients with depression, whatever the linfocites T CD4+ tax was. These results suggest relation among depression, stress, alexitemy and higher infection by HIV.