Social support and the psychological wellbeing of people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 340-345

  Oppong Asante, K ^a  

^a University of Science and Technology   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; HIV AIDS; Psychological wellbeing; Social support

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE 42; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOURCES OF SOCIAL SUPPORT SCALE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870999655     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy .v15i5.42     Document Type: Article

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