HIV, PrEP, and Mental Health with Dr. Jon Lindefjeld

PsyDactic

EpisodeFeb 9, 202446m

HIV, PrEP, and Mental Health with Dr. Jon Lindefjeld

PsyDactic

EpisodeFeb 9, 202446m

PsyDactic welcomes Dr. Jon Lindefjeld for a discussion of the history of HIV and AIDS. In particular, we discuss the development of effective antiretroviral therapies, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), highlighting the CDC guidelines for use and monitoring, need to treat psychiatric com-morbidities, and the importance of monitoring adherence and drug interactions.Please leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com or send any comments to feedback@psydactic.com.References and readings (when available) are posted at the end of each episode transcript, located at psydactic.buzzsprout.com. All opinions expressed in this podcast are exclusively those of the person speaking and should not be confused with the opinions of anyone else. We reserve the right to be wrong. Nothing in this podcast should be treated as individual medical advice.

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A resource for psychiatrists and other medical or behavioral health professionals interested in exploring the neuroscientific basis of psychiatric disorders, psychopharmacology, neuromodulation, and other psychiatric interventions, as well as discussions of pseudoscience, Bayesian reasoning, ethics, the history of psychiatry, and human psychology in general.This podcast is not medical advice. It strives to be science communication. Dr. O'Leary is a skeptical thinker who often questions what we think we know. He hopes to open more conversations about what we don't know we don't know.Find transcripts with show-notes and references on each episodes dedicated page at psydactic.buzzsprout.com.You can...

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