Negative mental health factors in children orphaned by AIDS: Natural mentoring as a palliative care

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 980-988

  Onuoha, Francis N ^a   Munakata, Tsunetsugu ^a   Serumaga Zake, Philip A E ^b   Nyonyintono, Rebecca M ^c   Bogere, Stephen M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Ndejje University   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

AIDS orphaned children; Mental health; Natural mentoring; Non orphaned children

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; ORPHANED CHILD; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TEACHER; UGANDA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, ORPHANED; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTORS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 70349694544     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-008-9459-0     Document Type: Article

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