A short-term group treatment model for gay male survivors of childhood sexual abuse living with HIV/AIDS

International Journal of Group Psychotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 475-496

  Masten, James ^a,b   Kochman, Arlene ^b   Hansen, Nathan B ^c   Sikkema, Kathleen J ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SELF CARE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SURVIVORS;

EID: 35548980337     PISSN: 00207284     EISSN: 00207284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijgp.2007.57.4.475     Document Type: Article

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