Abstract
Objective: To assess the risk for the development of depression in patients with HIV / AIDS. Methods: This is an integrative literature review, carried out in September 2020 in the following databases: LILACS, BDENF, SCIELO and the VHL using the following Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS): “mental health”, “depression” and “HIV”. Results: AIDS is a chronic disease where its carriers are at high risk for developing depressive symptoms. For this study, 583 articles were found that, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 22 articles remained and after reading and in-depth analysis, there were 6 articles that made up this study. After the discovery of the disease, there was much scientific progress in trying to understand and combat the global epidemic. Final considerations: It was possible to see how vulnerable this population is to depression due to the stigma, prejudice imposed by society on this group. Thus, coping policies are essential to detect and treat the condition as soon as possible, so as not to bring greater harm to the treatment with antiretrovirals as a whole.