People Living with HIV and AIDS: Experiences towards Antiretroviral Therapy, Paradigm Changes, Coping, Stigma, and Discrimination-A Grounded Theory Study.

Helmut Beichler Ruth Kutalek Thomas Ernst Dorner

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)

In conclusion, it can be said that it is not the disease itself that causes the greatest stress, but the process of coping with the diagnosis. Therapy, as well as lifelong adherence, is hardly worth mentioning today. Much more significant is currently still the burden of discrimination and stigmatization.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
social support
hiv aids
depressive symptoms
hiv infected
mental health
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv positive
hiv infected patients
mental illness
stem cells
type diabetes
risk factors
hepatitis c virus
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
stress induced
replacement therapy