The acceptability of antidepressant treatment in people living with HIV in Malawi: A patient perspective.

ABSTRACT: Depression is common among people living with HIV (PLWH). Measurement-based care models that measure depression severity and antidepressant side effects, and use an algorithm to guide antidepressant prescription by non-specialized health workers represent an evidence-based treatment for severe depression in sub-Saharan Africa. We conducted in-depth interviews from June to December 2018 with eleven patients enrolled in Project SOAR-Mental Health, a pilot project integrating depression treatment into HIV care in Malawi. Patients treated with amitriptyline or fluoxetine participated in interviews exploring antidepressant acceptability through patient knowledge, side effect severity, pill burden, adherence, perceived efficacy, and tolerability. Patients described a lack of detailed antidepress

SUBMITTER: Kulisewa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10465971 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature