Congratulations to ICHAD and SMART Africa Center members Drs. Fred Ssewamala, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, ICHAD Affiliate Dr. Patricia Cavazos, and PhD student William Byansi for the recent publication “The impact of discomfort with HIV status and hopelessness on depressive symptoms among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda” in AIDS Care. The publication examines the relationship among the level of discomfort with in-school and out-of-school adolescents disclosing their HIV status as well as the effects it has in terms of social isolation, depression and adherence to prescribed medication. Findings indicate that out-of-school adolescents are more likely to suffer depression as compared to in-school adolescents. As adolescents grow older, they become anxious about the future and that contributes to depressive symptoms and poor adherence to medication. You can find the full publication here.