title: The relationship between medical and psychological status in newly diagnosed gay men with AIDS.
abstract: We assessed current medical and psychological status in 50 homosexual/bisexual males who were within 3 months of the diagnosis of AIDS. Subjects had typically impaired cellular immunity, relatively well-maintained physical performance capacity, and reported surprisingly good current health status, in spite of significant numbers of medical symptoms. While as a group they reported moderate levels of psychological distress, intact self-esteem, and a high quality of life, a significant minority reported high psychological distress, low self-esteem, and low quality of life. Psychological distress was correlated with subjective, but not objective, measures of current health status.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Department of Psychiatry.
authors.forename: F I
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Fawzy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Namir
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wolcott
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Mitsuyasu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000523:psychology; D012803:Sick Role; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology