Grieving a loss from AIDS.
The determinants of the nature of an AIDS death and their likely effects on the survivors are identified. Specifically discussed with illustrative case examples are stigma, lack of social support, contagion, untimely death, protracted illness and disfigurement, and neurological complications. Strategies for intervention are suggested.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D001828:Body Image; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D012938:Social Perception; D012944:Social Support