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HIV diagnosis disclosure — stigma management and stigma resistance
Author(s)	Cynthia Cannon Poindexter, R Andrew Shippy
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 53, issue 4, 2010
Publisher	Routledge, 2010
Pages	pp 366-381
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	AIDS ; Diagnosis ; Patients ; Communication ; Attitude ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America.
Annotation	This article reports diagnosis disclosure decision comments arising serendipitously in five focus group discussions with 34 HIV-infected New Yorkers over age 50. Three overarching disclosure themes demonstrate the complexity of diagnosis disclosure decision-making: (a) hiding or selectively disclosing, or stigma management; (b) partial disclosure because of the perception of partial control of the information; and (c) widespread or complete voluntary diagnosis disclosure, representing stigma resistance. Social workers and other human services practitioners should remember the diversity of the HIV population, the ageing population, and the HIV-positive ageing population. Experiences of HIV stigma and choices about diagnosis disclosure and stigma management or resistance are individual, reciprocal, and dynamic. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100916202 A
Classmark	CQTT: LK7: LF: U: DP: 3DP: 7T
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