AIDS as a current psychopathological theme. A report on five heterosexual patients.
Five patients are described, whose common fear of contracting, or a belief of having contracted, AIDS is the presenting feature. There is a need for liaison with psychiatrists in the provision of counselling services for AIDS patients.
Todd
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Royal Air Force Hospital, Wegberg, West Germany.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D010200:Panic / Q000502:physiology; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000523:psychology