The effect of perceived and actual social support on the mental health of HIV-positive persons

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1223-1229

  McDowell, T L ^a,b   Serovich, J M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Human Development and Family Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 37049016653     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701402830     Document Type: Article

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