Illness-related factors, stress and coping strategies in relation to psychological distress in HIV-infected persons in Hong Kong

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 977-982

  Chan, Iris ^a   Au, A ^b   Li, P ^a   Chung, R ^a   Lee, M P ^a   Yu, P ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33749488376     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120500490093     Document Type: Article

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