When good news is bad news: psychological impact of false positive diagnosis of HIV

摘要: HIV testing is known to be stressful, however the impact of false positive results on individuals not well documented. This a series four case who developed psychological difficulties and psychiatric morbidities after being informed they had been misdiagnosed with HIV-positive status. We look into documented cases misdiagnosis potential risks misdiagnosis. The highlights implications diagnosis status can have, even when rectified. Impact lead psychosocial morbidity, have public health epidemiological medico-legal conflict. further reiterates importance carried out ethically sensitively, in line guidelines, respecting confidentiality consent, offering counselling pre-test post-test, mindful reality erroneous test results. are for individual, their partners social contacts, as community.