Opt-Out Testing for Stigmatized Diseases: A Social Psychological Approach to Understanding the Potential Effect of Recommendations for Routine HIV Testing

Health Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 675-681

  Young, Sean D ^a   Monin, Benoit ^b   Owens, Douglas ^b,c  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

CDC policy; HIV testing; infectious disease; opt out testing; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MORALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949118254     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016395     Document Type: Article

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