Open AccessGender-specific effects of an augmented written emotional disclosure intervention on posttraumatic, depressive, and HIV-disease-related outcomes: A randomized, controlled trial.
Author(s) -
Gail Ironson,
Conall O’Cleirigh,
Jane Leserman,
Rick Stuetzle,
Joanne Fordiani,
Mary A Fletcher,
Neil Schneiderman
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/a0030814
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , depression (economics) , intervention (counseling) , psychology , clinical psychology , posttraumatic stress , disease , psychiatry , medicine , economics , macroeconomics
Trauma histories and symptoms of PTSD occur at very high rates in people with HIV and are associated with poor disease management and accelerated disease progression. The authors of this study examined the efficacy of a brief written trauma disclosure intervention on posttraumatic stress, depression, HIV-related physical symptoms, and biological markers of HIV disease progression.