A randomized controlled clinical trial of a bereavement support group intervention in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-seropositive and - seronegative homosexual men

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-59

  Goodkin, Karl ^a   Blaney, Nancy T ^a   Feaster, Daniel J ^a   Baldewicz, Teri ^b   Burkhalter, Jack E ^c   Leeds, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; GROUP THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; GRIEF; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032900202     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.1.52     Document Type: Article

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