Attachment style, stigma and psychological distress among HIV+ adults

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 922-936

  Riggs, Shelley A ^a   Vosvick, Mark ^a   Stallings, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Depression; HIV; Stigma; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STIGMA; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEXAS;

EID: 35148816101     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307082457     Document Type: Article

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