HIV/AIDS in Africa - A role for the mental health practitioner?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 167-168

  Stein, Dan J ^a   Seedat, Soraya ^a   Emsley, Robin A ^a   Olley, Benjamin O ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; CAREGIVER; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 16244385673     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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