Counseling issues and approaches working with families of African-American gay male members with HIV/AIDS

Journal of Family Psychotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-21

  McLean, Ron ^a   Marini, Irmo ^b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American families; African American gay males; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEGRO; PATIENT COUNSELING; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038203175     PISSN: 08975353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J085v14n01_02     Document Type: Review

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