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'Now and Again It Really Hits Me'

The Impact of an HIV-positive Diagnosis upon Psychosocial Well- being

Gill Green

MRC Medical Sociology Unit, Glasgow

Stephen Platt

MRC Medical Sociology Unit, Glasgow, Health Education Board for Scotland

Susan Eley

HIV study

Stephen T. Green

Infectious Diseases Unit, Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow

Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from a sample of 66 seropositive and 67 seronegative men and women about the impact of an HIV diagnosis upon psychosocial well-being. No significant differences between seropositives and seronegatives were found on any of the psychosocial measures except hopelessness. Nor was there significant variation by disease progression (but this may be due to the restricted size of the sample). The qualitative data are used to illustrate these findings and explore their meaning. It is concluded that, with the exception of a hopeless future orientation, psychosocial disturbance of seropositives tends to be episodic and short-lived and thereby difficult to measure.

Key Words: disease progression • HIV/AIDS, psychological well-being • social support

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 1, No. 1, 125-141 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/135910539600100110
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