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Emotional blunting and sensation seeking in HIV-infected individuals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

C Bungener ,
C Lacour ,
S Carton ,
J J Lefrere ,
D Widlocher  and
R Jouvent
C Bungener
Affiliation:
INSERM 302, Groupe COGNEM, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 47, Bd de l’Hôpital, 75013, Paris
C Lacour
Affiliation:
INSERM 302, Groupe COGNEM, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 47, Bd de l’Hôpital, 75013, Paris
S Carton
Affiliation:
INSERM 302, Groupe COGNEM, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 47, Bd de l’Hôpital, 75013, Paris
J J Lefrere
Affiliation:
Institut National de Transfusion Sanguine, 6, rue Alexandre-Cabanel, 75015, Paris, France
D Widlocher
Affiliation:
INSERM 302, Groupe COGNEM, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 47, Bd de l’Hôpital, 75013, Paris
R Jouvent
Affiliation:
INSERM 302, Groupe COGNEM, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 47, Bd de l’Hôpital, 75013, Paris
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Summary

Twenty five asymptomatic HIV-1 seropositive subjects were matched with 25 healthy seronegative low-risk individuals to evaluate emotional patterns. Seropositive subjects scored significantly higher, and an important emotional deficit was noticed. Sensation seeking subscores were significantly lower in the seropositive group.

Keywords

HIV infectionemotional disturbancesmood disordersdepression
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Short communication
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European Psychiatry , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , 1991 , pp. 99 - 102
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1991

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