Therapist homophobia, client sexual orientation, and source of client HIV infection as predictors of therapist reactions to clients with HIV

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-78

  Hayes, Jeffrey A ^a   Erkis, Andrew J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIST; RESPONSIBILITY; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034124397     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.47.1.71     Document Type: Article

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