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Self-help groups for HIV seropositive people.
From:
American Rehabilitation
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September 22, 1993| Author:
Carlton, Terry; Beck, Richard; Allen, Harry
| COPYRIGHT 1993 U.S. Rehabilitation Services Administration. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Rehabilitation and other counselors are increasingly encountering clients who are HIV seropositive (HIV+), with or without symptoms, or who have AIDS. Angell (1991) presents data which estimates the present HIV+ population in the United States at 1 million, and growing geometrically. Many of these will also have secondary disabilities related to addictions (Devita, Hellman, & Rosenberg, 1988). Researchers have noted a plethora of psychosocial reactions of HIV+ people and of people ...
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