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AIDS and Terminal Illness

Social CaseworkPublished 1 June 1988
Rosemary T. Moynihan, Grace Christ, Les Gallo Silver
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TL;DR

The authors discuss the specific social and psychological tasks that confront individuals who are dying with AIDS.

Abstract

The authors discuss the specific social and psychological tasks that confront individuals who are dying with AIDS. The young age of the patient, the nature of the disease process, and the social context in which the death occurs profoundly affect the patients' experience.

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MedicineArts and HumanitiesHealth Professions