Impact of bereavement on progression of AIDS and HIV infection: A review

Psychosomatics

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 433-439

  Goforth, Harold W ^a   Lowery, Jill ^a   Cutson, Toni M ^a   Kenedi, Christopher ^a   Cohen, Mary Ann ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; ILLICIT DRUG; VIRUS RNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGING; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEREAVEMENT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMOTION; GRIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALADJUSTMENT; MEDLINE; MENTAL STRESS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SECONDARY INFECTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; T LYMPHOCYTE; VIRUS IMMUNITY;

EID: 73249142043     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.50.5.433     Document Type: Review

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