Application of the DSM-IV Criteria to the Experience of Living with Aids
Some Concerns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5019781 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ashraf Kagee (0000-0003-1241-2566, Stellenbosch University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1008-1011 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105308097964 |
| PMID | 18987073 |
| OpenAlex | W2030591708 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
A diagnosis with HIV is often considered traumatic. According to the DSM-IV-TR's criteria for PTSD, a traumatic event precipitates a set of reactions in an individual that includes avoidant behaviour, intrusive thoughts, and physiologic hyperarousal. However, persons diagnosed with HIV are typically concerned with events that will occur in the future such as physical decline and death, access to treatment, the welfare of dependants, and stigma and discrimination. Their concerns are thus future-oriented rather than anchored to a past traumatic event, which is the requirement of PTSD. This article argues that an HIV diagnosis may be inappropriately regarded as traumatic
Event (particle physics · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Psychiatry · Set (abstract data type · Stigma (botany · Traumatic stress · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Clinical Psychology
Correlates of viral non-suppression among South African antiretroviral therapy users
Lifetime and HIV-Related PTSD Among Persons Recently Diagnosed with HIV
The Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders Among South Africans Seeking HIV Testing
The Effects of Traumatic Stressors and HIV-Related Trauma Symptoms on Health and Health Related Quality of Life
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy mediates the link between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and health-related quality of life
Perceived barriers and facilitators to HIV testing in South African communities
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2022 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |