title: Reactions of methadone patients to HIV antibody testing.
abstract: The emotional and behavioral responses of methadone patients to HIV antibody testing were examined by comparing 8 seropositives with 8 matched seronegatives. Seropositives displayed a wide range of immediate emotional reactions to learning their results, but no severe or damaging reactions; seronegatives were uniformly relieved. Almost all patients informed other persons of their serostatus with unremarkable consequences. Seropositives had higher anxiety than seronegatives at the 3-month follow-up, but behavioral outcomes were similar, tending towards reduced AIDS risk. The sample's program retention rate one year later was 94%.
authors.affiliation: Long Island Jewish/Hillside Medical Center.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Magura
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Grossman
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Siddiqi
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lipton
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Amann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gehan
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012803:Sick Role; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone