A Cognitive-Behavioural-based Counselling Intervention Programme: A rationale for the counselling of adolescents and youth living with HIV&AIDS in a rural South African town

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 218-227

  L'Etang, Shlaine ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescence; CBT; HIV AIDS; Individual counselling; Interventions; Mental health; Psychological distress; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052083190     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124631104100210     Document Type: Article

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