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International Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volume  2, Issue 1, January - April 2016, Pages 51-53
 

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Coping Strategies for Depression & Stigma among HIV/AIDS Patients

Anjali Sancha

Lecturer, Department of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Patna, Bihar–801505

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijpen.2454.9126.2116.7

Abstract

 This study was based on the fact that people living with HIV/AIDS are about twice as likely to experience mental health disorders as the general population. HIV/AIDS is a stigmatized disease. Discrimination, stigmatization, and depression are the expected outcomes of HIV/AIDS, affecting life in families, communities, workplaces, schools, and health care settings. There is a need to know the various aspects of psychological problems faced by HIV/AIDS patients due to stigma in the society, along with their medical needs.

The present study was undertaken by the investigator with twin objectives: for identifying relationship between depression and stigma in patients with HIV/AIDS on the one hand and to seek their relationship with selected factors on the other, with a view to develop self-instructional module for “coping strategies for depression & stigma among HIV/AIDS patients”
 
Keywords: Coping Stretegies; Depression; Stigma; HIV/AIDS; Self Insturctional Module.

Corresponding Author : Anjali Sancha