AIDS-related grief and coping with loss among HIV-positive men and women

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-181

  Sikkema, Kathleen J ^a,b   Kochman, Arlene ^a,b   DiFranceisco, Wayne ^b   Kelly, Jeffrey A ^b   Hoffmann, Raymond G ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Coping; Grief; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0038033110     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023086723137     Document Type: Article

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