Abstract
Adherence and therapeutical failure in a follow up sample of HIV+ patients: some hypothesis from a psychological perspective. In this study we follow up a sample of 478 HIV infected patients identifiying clinical, psychological and social variables. The aim is to analyze the adherence to treatment along time and, also, to verify the possible relationship between psychological and clinical variables. We try to test the hypothesis that illness progression is associated with psychological variables, specially with depression. Given that HIV infection is today a fatal but chronic illness, adherence to treatment is a critical aspect in order to avoid virological rebounds or resistances to drugs. To achieve this objective a psychological perspective should be considered.
