Racial minorities and other high-risk groups with hiv and aids at increased risk for psychological adjustment problems in association with health locus of control orientation

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 81-114

  Spalding, Alison D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0028883858     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v21n03_07     Document Type: Article

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