AEGiS-06IAC: Distress profile of HIV-infected single parents: comparisons to target counseling interventions.

6th International AIDS Conference

San Francisco, California, USA — June 20-23, 1990

Distress profile of HIV-infected single parents: comparisons to target counseling interventions.

Int Conf AIDS 1990 Jun 20-23; 6:330 (abstract no. Th.D.817)
Earl W, Martindale C, Cohn D; Denver Disease Control Service, Denver, CO, USA

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the psychosocial distress levels experienced by heterosexual parents infected with HIV and to compare with gay and bisexual men (GM) in order to provide more useful counseling.

METHODS: Three groups of single parents were compared to a random sample drawn from a longitudinal cohort study (LCS) of GM. The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and MMPI were used to identify levels of anxiety (ANX), hostility (HOS), antisocial adjustments of paranoia (PAR), depression (DEP), and styles of disclosure (DIS).

RESULTS: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME.

CONCLUSION: White mothers were more likely to experience depression and hostility at levels seen in GM where as black mothers and white fathers were more likely to experience paranoia and antisocial ideation. None of the single parents disclosed their HIV status with the ease seen in GM. Counseling for heterosexual parents with HIV infection should use different approaches than in GM with HIV infection.

Keywords: AEGIS, Single Parent, Counseling, Bisexuality, HIV Infections, Mothers, Fathers, Homosexuality, Male, Whites, Blacks, Depression, Hostility, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Longitudinal Studies, Cohort Studies, Human, Male, nursing, ICA6

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