Document 0665
 DOCN  M94A0665
 TI    Patterns of AIDS bereavement.
 DT    9412
 AU    Kelly B; Raphael B; Hickman B; Statham D; Ross M; National Centre for
       HIV Social Research, University of QLD.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:50 (abstract no. TP4).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94348990
 AB    AIMS: A prospective study of bereavement following an AIDS death is
       being conducted, investigating patterns of bereavement response, risk
       factors to pathological grief and comparison with a group of cancer
       bereaved individuals. METHOD: 32 AIDS and 41 cancer bereaved subjects
       (mostly parents and partners/spouse) completed a semi-structured
       interview and self-report measures of psychological symptoms and grief
       (General Health Questionnaire, Impact of Event Scale, Bereavement
       Phenomenology Measure). FINDINGS: The AIDS bereaved group reported
       significantly higher rates of adverse risk factors: lower emotional and
       practical social support before and after the death (p < .05), lower
       disclosure of the diagnosis, and greater number of other losses (p <
       .01). High and equivalent rates of psychiatric morbidity were detected
       in both groups (up to 74%). At three months following the death no
       differences were detected between the groups in grief phenomena or
       psychological symptoms, suggesting similar early bereavement response,
       though the higher risk factors in the pre AIDS group may lead to later
       morbidity.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY  Adaptation,
       Psychological  Adult  Aged  *Bereavement  Female  *Grief  Human  Male
       Middle Age  Neoplasms/PSYCHOLOGY  Personality Inventory  Prospective
       Studies  Risk Factors  Social Support  MEETING ABSTRACT

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