@article {2041, title = {Improvements in health-related quality of life following a group intervention for coping with AIDS-bereavement among HIV-infected men and women.}, journal = {Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation}, volume = {14}, year = {2005}, month = {2005 May}, pages = {991-1005}, abstract = {AIDS-related bereavement is a severe life stressor that may be particularly distressing to persons themselves infected with HIV. Increasing evidence suggests that psychological health is associated with disease progression, HIV-related symptoms, and mortality.}, keywords = {Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Bereavement, Disease Progression, Female, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychotherapy, Quality of Life, Self-Help Groups, Sickness Impact Profile, Treatment Outcome, United States}, issn = {0962-9343}, doi = {10.1002/jts.21658}, author = {Sikkema, Kathleen J and Hansen, Nathan B and Meade, Christina S and Kochman, Arlene and Lee, Rachel S} }