The clinical significance of change in trauma-related symptoms following a pilot group intervention for coping with HIV-AIDS and childhood sexual trauma

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-291

  Sikkema, Kathleen J ^a   Hansen, Nathan B ^a   Tarakeshwar, Nalini ^a   Kochman, Arlene ^a   Tate, David C ^a   Lee, Rachel S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical significance; coping; group therapy; HIV AIDS; sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILDHOOD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COMORBIDITY; CONNECTICUT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RAPE; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 5444244354     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AIBE.0000044075.12845.75     Document Type: Article

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