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August 4, 2025AIDS CareOpen Access

Evidence-based interventions targeting mental health problems in adolescents living with HIV: a scoping review

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VTVan Thi Ai TranPLPhung Khanh LamHNHoa Hong Nguyen

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Overview

Scoping review synthesizes evidence on mental health interventions in HIV-infected adolescents, highlighting mixed effectiveness.

Key Points

  • Adolescents living with HIV face increased mental health challenges impacting treatment adherence.
  • Out of 1015 studies, 13 met criteria, involving participants aged 15-19, with varied sample sizes.
  • Interventions demonstrated mixed results; six studies reported a reduction in depression symptoms.
  • Future RCTs are necessary to confirm the effectiveness of mental health interventions for this population.

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Tran et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0f86e6551bb0af8d08c1https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2025.2534534
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