New injectable antiretroviral therapy for HIV facilitates novel treatment pathways for persons without capacity to consent to medical treatment.

Kirbie Storrier Calina OuliarisDuncan George

Published in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2022)

Legislative safeguards in mental health and guardianship legislation provide oversight and protection for those who suffer from illness and require coercive treatment. These frameworks have utility in the treatment of HIV patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
mental health
hiv infected
healthcare
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
combination therapy
south africa
hiv infected patients
replacement therapy
hiv testing