Document 0604
 DOCN  M94A0604
 TI    Psychoimmunology and the Wellness Programme.
 DT    9412
 AU    Rayner-Brosnan DP
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:84 (poster no. 20).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94349051
 AB    At the National Centre for HIV Social Research and within The Wellness
       Programme, a model has been developed that points to specific
       psychobehavioural factors for the HIV positive person that have immune
       consequences. A prospective longitudinal study is now underway to
       increase current knowledge about those aspects with the ultimate goal of
       matching individual differences to psychosocial therapeutic
       intervention. A companion pilot study focuses on immune consequences of
       the individual's undertaking of three types of self-help interventions.
       Behaviour and cognition will be investigated in regard to immune change
       and latency and duration of effects will be monitored. The ultimate goal
       is to enable the matching of perceived physical sensation and
       psychological wellbeing to choice of intervention. The design
       differences that set these studies apart from previous programmes, and
       expected advantages will be discussed, as well as any data that have
       been collected.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/IMMUNOLOGY/*PSYCHOLOGY  Adaptation,
       Psychological  Human  HIV Infections/IMMUNOLOGY/*PSYCHOLOGY
       Immunocompetence/*IMMUNOLOGY  Psychoneuroimmunology  Self
       Care/PSYCHOLOGY  *Sick Role  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  MEETING ABSTRACT

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