Contact Hours: 10

Facilitator: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes

Based on the following texts

• Psychotropic Medications and HIV
• Drug-Drug Interactions Between ARV Agents, Medications Used in Substance Use Treatment, and Recreational Drugs
• Treatment Compliance HAART with Mental Health Disorders
• Cognitive Disorders and HIV.pdf
• Suicidality HIV
• Somatic Symptoms
• HIV Depression and Mania

Objectives

• Explore the interaction between psychotropic Medications and HIV medications
• Identify Drug-Drug Interactions Between ARV Agents, Medications Used in Substance Use Treatment, and Recreational Drugs
• Explore factors related to treatment compliance HAART with mental health disorders including intensity of the mood disorder, somatic symptoms and social support quality.
• Learn about cognitive disorders including HIV related dementia and HIV
• Identify risk factors for suicidality in people with HIV 
• Review common somatic symptoms reported by people with HIV or on HAART and ways the mental health professional can assist the patient
• Review the impact of Depression and Mania on the HIV positive patient and their effect on treatment compliance and disease progression