The stressors and stress of being HIV-positive

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-14

  Thompson, S C ^a   Nanni, C ^b   Levine, A ^c  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FINANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030042130     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129650125957     Document Type: Article

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