Depression and anxiety were low amongst virally suppressed, long-term treated HIV-infected individuals enrolled in a public sector antiretroviral program in ThailandFootnote^*

* This study was partly presented as a poster (WEPEB333) at the 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention on 19–23 July 2015 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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