Written emotional disclosure and processing of trauma are associated with protected health status and immunity in people living with HIV/AIDS

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-84

  O'Cleirigh, Conall ^a,b   Ironson, Gail ^a   Fletcher, Mary Ann ^a   Schneiderman, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNITY; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; WRITING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFFECT; ANTIGENS, CD4; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; NARRATION; WRITING;

EID: 39649093425     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910707X250884     Document Type: Article

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