title: [Psychosocial consequences of HIV infection].
abstract: A questionnaire survey of 103 patients of the Paris Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital measures the changes in family life, work relations and in sexual behaviour occurring after an HIV infection diagnosis. Most patients choose to keep their diagnosis secret, an attitude that places them into a double bind situation. This silence, chosen as a mean of self-protection, prevents patients from making themselves understood and from mobilising the material and psychological help they need.
authors.affiliation: CNRS-EHESS, Paris, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rozenbaum
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viallefont
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gharakhanian
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aime
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014342:Truth Disclosure
vernacular_title: Les conséquences psychosociales de l'infection VIH.