Psychological adjustment among women living with genital herpes

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-21

  Barnack Tavlaris, Jessica L ^a   Reddy, Diane M ^b   Ports, Katie ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; herpes; psychological adjustment; stigma; women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HUMAN; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651226561     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105310367527     Document Type: Article

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