Perspectives towards mental illness in people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa

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

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1418-1427

  Sorsdahl, Katherine R ^a   Mall, Sumaya ^a   Stein, Dan J ^a   Joska, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; health literacy; mental health; South Africa; stigma

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOUTH AFRICA; STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957978777     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121003758655     Document Type: Article

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