When good news is bad news: Psychological impact of false positive diagnosis of HIV

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

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 560-564

  Bhattacharya, Rahul ^a   Barton, Simon ^b   Catalan, Jose ^c  

^a Charing Cross Psychiatric Training Scheme   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV false positive; Psychological impact

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 46749128999     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701867206     Document Type: Article

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