Spiritual transformation, psychological well-being, health, and survival in people with HIV

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-281

  Ironson, Gail ^a,b   Kremer, Heidemarie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Coping; Depression; HIV AIDS; Spiritual transformation; Spirituality; Stress; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS LOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 70350141561     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.39.3.d     Document Type: Article

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