3.8 How psychosocial aspects of HIV infection can affect health
The Medical Journal of AustraliaPublished 1 February 1996
Michael W. Ross
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Reactions to people with HIV are sometimes irrationally fearful and prejudicial: these social realities also complicate the response to the disease and affect the patient's ability to cope.
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Psychological reactions to HIV infection will affect the course of the disease (for example, denial or depression may result in delayed treatment and increased morbidity). Reactions to people with HIV are sometimes irrationally fearful and prejudicial: these social realities also complicate the response to the disease and affect the patient's ability to cope.
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