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Determinants of depression and HIV-related worry among HIV-positive women who have recently given birth, Bangkok, Thailand
Anna Bennetts,Nathan Shaffer,Nathan Shaffer,Chomnad Manopaiboon,Pattrawan Chaiyakul,Wimol Siriwasin,Philip A. Mock,Philip A. Mock,Kunyarat Klumthanom,Sumaleelak Sorapipatana,Chanidapa Yuvasevee,Sujira Jalanchavanapate,Leslie F. Clark +12 more
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Interventions are proposed which address disclosure issues, feelings of shame and coping strategies as well as financial assistance for single mothers which require few resources such as group counselling or support merit special consideration.Citations
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Rates, barriers and outcomes of HIV serostatus disclosure among women in developing countries: implications for prevention of mother-to-child transmission programmes
TL;DR: The low rates of HIV serostatus disclosure reported among women in antenatal settings have several implications for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (pMTCT) programmes as the optimal uptake and adherence to such programmes is difficult for women whose partners are either unaware or not supportive of their participation.
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What is the relevance of mental health to HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs in developing countries? A systematic review.
TL;DR: The review demonstrates the need for methodologically sound studies of mental health throughout the course of HIV, including factors that support good mental health, and interventions that employ identified variables for efficacy in reducing symptoms of mental illness.
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Predictors of HIV-1 serostatus disclosure: a prospective study among HIV-infected pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Gretchen Antelman,Mary C. Smith Fawzi,Sylvia Kaaya,Jessie Mbwambo,Gernard I. Msamanga,David J. Hunter,Wafaie W. Fawzi +6 more
TL;DR: A substantial proportion of HIV-infected pregnant women never disclosed their result to a partner or a close female relative, suggesting lack of disclosure may have limited their ability to engage in preventive behaviors or to obtain the necessary emotional support for coping with their serostatus or illness.
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Stigma, social support, and depression among people living with HIV in Thailand.
TL;DR: It was found that internalized shame and emotional social support were significant predictors of depression after controlling for gender, age, income, and education, and emotionalSocial support remains a protective factor against depression.
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Reasons for HIV Disclosure/Nondisclosure in Close Relationships: Testing a Model of HIV-Disclosure Decision Making.
Valerian J. Derlega,Barbara A. Winstead,Kathryn Greene,Julianne M. Serovich,William N. Elwood +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the relative importance of reasons for HIV disclosure/non-disclosure with a friend, intimate partner, and parents was examined, and catharsis, a will to duty/educate and having a close/supportive relationship were endorsed as reasons that influence HIV disclosure.
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The CES-D Scale: A Self-Report Depression Scale for Research in the General Population
TL;DR: The CES-D scale as discussed by the authors is a short self-report scale designed to measure depressive symptomatology in the general population, which has been used in household interview surveys and in psychiatric settings.
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Assessing Coping Strategies: A Theoretically Based Approach
TL;DR: A multidimensional coping inventory to assess the different ways in which people respond to stress was developed and an initial examination of associations between dispositional and situational coping tendencies was allowed.
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An analysis of coping in a middle-aged community sample
Susan Folkman,Richard S. Lazarus +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the ways 100 community-residing men and women aged 45 to 64 coped with the stressful events of daily living during one year and found that coping conceptualized in either defensive or problem-solving terms is incomplete.