Stigma, disclosure, and psychological functioning among HIV-infected and non-infected African-American women

Women and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 57-71

  Clark, Heather Jordon ^a   Lindner, Gretchen ^a   Armistead, Lisa ^a,b   Austin, Barbara Jeanne ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Functioning; HIV; Stigma; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MIDDLE AGED; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 1142275451     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v38n04_04     Document Type: Article

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