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Relationships between mental adjustment to HIV diagnosis, psychological morbidity and sexual behaviour
Author(s) -
Kelly Brian,
Dunne M.,
Raphael B.,
Buckham C.,
Zournazi A.,
Smith S.,
Statham D.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1991.tb00958.x
Subject(s) - psychology , asymptomatic , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , mental health , psychiatry , medicine , immunology , economics , macroeconomics
This paper examines patterns of psychological adjustment in a small sample of asymptomatic HIV antibody positive men. Comparison is made with data available on male cancer patients. HIV positive men reported greater degrees of anxious preoccupation and hopelessness, and lower levels of the more adaptive ‘fighting spirit’ response. In HIV‐infected men, depression correlated positively with frequency of high risk sexual practices.