A randomized controlled trial of a coping group intervention for adults with HIV who are AIDS bereaved: Longitudinal effects on grief

Health Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 563-570

  Sikkema, Kathleen J ^a,b   Hansen, Nathan B ^a   Ghebremichael, Musie ^a   Kochman, Arlene ^a   Tarakeshwar, Nalini ^a   Meade, Christina S ^b   Zhang, Heping ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Coping; Group intervention; HIV AIDS; Longitudinal effects

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIEF; GRIEF REACTION INDEX; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; BEREAVEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRIEF; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750183624     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.5.563     Document Type: Article

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