Psychological symptoms associated with genital herpes virus infections: Epidemiology and approaches to management

CNS Drugs

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 303-312

  Mindel, Adrian ^a   Marks, Caron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FAMCICLOVIR; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1 ANTIBODY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2 ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANGER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GENITAL HERPES; HAMILTON SCALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS DETECTION;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 17844399538     PISSN: 11727047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00023210-200519040-00003     Document Type: Review

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