Optimistic explanatory style and dispositional optimism in HIV-infected men

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 577-587

  Tomakowsky, Janice ^a   Lumley, Mark A ^a   Markowitz, Norman ^b   Frank, Cathy ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Henry Ford Health System Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Dispositional optimism; Explanatory style; HIV; Immune; Optimism

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE STATUS; LIFE EVENT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0034766404     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(01)00249-5     Document Type: Article

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