Loneliness and HIV-related stigma explain depression among older HIV-positive adults

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 630-639

  Grov, Christian ^a,b   Golub, Sarit A ^b,c,d   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^b,c,d   Brennan, Mark ^e   Karpiak, Stephen E ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Center for HIV AIDS Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e ACRIA Center on HIV and Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Loneliness; Older HIV positive adults; Perceived health; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; SYMPTOM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952488194     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903280901     Document Type: Article

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