A Developmental Psychopathology Framework of the Psychosocial Needs of Children Orphaned by HIV

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-157

  Li, Xiaoming ^a   Naar King, Sylvie ^a   Barnett, Douglas ^a   Stanton, Bonita ^a   Fang, Xiaoyi ^a   Thurston, Celia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AIDS orphans; attachment; bereavement; psychosocial needs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MENTAL HEALTH; ORPHAN; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, ORPHANED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 40049089600     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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