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Psychosocial Aspects of Genital Herpes: A Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Swanson Janice M.,
Chenitz W. Carole
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1990.tb00618.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , genital herpes , coping (psychology) , psychological intervention , disease , epidemiology , medicine , nursing interventions classification , public health , sex organ , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , nursing , immunology , pathology , biology , genetics , virus , herpes simplex virus
Understanding the psychosocial aspects of genital herpes will enable community health nurses to be aware of the range of responses by young adults to the disease and of interventions suggested by research. Reviewed are the epidemiology of genital herpes infection; the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to it; the psychosocial consequences of and techniques for coping and adaptation to living with the disease; responses to treatment; and implications for community health nursing.