Psychological distress, life stressors, and social support in new immigrants with HIV

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 45-54

  Cohen, Miri ^a   Arad, Sandra ^b   Lorber, Margalit ^b   Pollack, Shimon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adherence; Ethiopian Jews; Ethnicity; HIV; Immigrants; Life stressors; Psychological distress; Social support

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; ISRAEL; JEW; LIFE STRESS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT QUESTIONNAIRE ETHIOPIAN SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-CD8 RATIO; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JEWS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 34547673016     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/BMED.33.2.45-54     Document Type: Article

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