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A Queensland University of
Technology researcher is asking HIV-positive men who have sex with men to
participate in an anonymous online survey about how being diagnosed with the
virus affects one’s mental health.
“If we can get an insight into what
factors make these people psychologically resilient, we hope to use that to
develop ways to help people cope when they receive the diagnosis,” Lauren
Stewart said in a statement. She noted that while some patients respond to the
diagnosis with depression and withdrawal, others accept it more easily.
A goal of the research is to find
out how best to tell patients they are HIV-positive.
[PNU editor’s note: For more
information and to access the survey, visit http://www.qut.edu.au/about/news/news?news-id=46895.]
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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