Abstract
Gender, AIDS, and Bereavement: a Comparison of Women and men Living with HIV
Summers J~~Zisook S~~et al
The purpose of this study was to examine the bereavement experience, psychiatric morbidity, mood symptomatology, & suicidality in bereaved men & women living with HIV. HIV+ women presented with intensified bereavement responses, a higher prevalence of current generalized anxiety disorder, & elevated thoughts & gestures of suicide when compared to HIV+ men. The implications of these findings are discussed. (48 refs)