"HIV isn't me⋯": HIV+ adolescents' experiences in a positive context of support and treatment

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

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 694-699

  Di Risio, Michelle ^a   Ballantyne, Peri J ^a,b   Read, Stanley E ^c   Bendayan, Reina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

chronic illness identity; HIV+ adolescents; HIV+ identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IDENTITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTIMACY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956334206     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2010.532539     Document Type: Article

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