Emotional expression and depth processing of trauma and their relation to long-term survival in patients with HIV/AIDS

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-235

  O'Cleirigh, Conall ^a   Ironson, Gail ^a   Antoni, Michael ^a   Fletcher, Mary Anne ^a   McGuffey, Lisa ^a   Balbin, Elizabeth ^a   Schneiderman, Neil ^a   Solomon, George ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth processing; Emotional expression; HIV AIDS; Long term survival

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; VIRUS LOAD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0037351133     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00524-X     Document Type: Article

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