Everything changed: Spiritual transformation in people with hiv

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-262

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Quality of life; Spiritual transformation; Spirituality; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DEATH; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUALITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 70350182031     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.39.3.c     Document Type: Article

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