Symptoms of psychological distress among African Americans seeking HIV-related mental health care

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 413-421

  Shacham, Enbal ^a   Basta, Tania B ^b   Reece, Michael ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PARANOIA; PHOBIA; SOMATIZATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 44349123848     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2007.0177     Document Type: Article

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