The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that opt-out HIV screening be
routinely provided in all areas of healthcare, with a minimum of yearly
retesting for high-risk patients. These recommendations were made with the goals of early detection, reducing cases of undiagnosed infection, linking
patients to treatment, and reducing associated morbidity and transmission to
sex partners
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| Psychiatric diagnoses |
Citing similar goals, the American Psychological Association has
highlighted the need to prioritize increasing HIV screening in mental health settings,
and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has recommended routine HIV
screening in psychiatric and substance abuse facilities. However, HIV screening
is uncommonly or inconsistently conducted in mental health settings, with rates
varying considerably from 17%-47% of patients being tested annually, and
11%-89% of patients never being tested in their lifetime. Read More>>>>>>
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