Psychological distress in the first year after diagnosis of HIV infection among women in South Africa

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-215

  Olley, Benjamin O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Depression; Dysthymia; Mental health; MINI; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychiatric morbidity; Psychosomatic illness; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33846105100     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900609490381     Document Type: Article

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