Self-compassion and reactions to serious illness: The case of HIV

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 218-229

  Brion, John M ^a   Leary, Mark R ^a   Drabkin, Anya S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; HIV AIDS; illness; self compassion; shame

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASES; FEMALE; HIV/AIDS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-COMPASSION; SHAME; YOUNG ADULT;

COPING; HIV/AIDS; ILLNESS; SELF-COMPASSION; SHAME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892911809     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312467391     Document Type: Article

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