Document 0116
 DOCN  M95A0116
 TI    Anxiety in community-based AIDS caregivers before and after personal
       construct counseling.
 DT    9510
 AU    Viney LL; Crooks L; Walker BM; Department of Psychology, University of
       Wollongong, NSW,; Australia.
 SO    J Clin Psychol. 1995 Mar;51(2):274-80. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95318258
 AB    Personal construct counseling was provided for voluntary AIDS caregivers
       based in the community, with the goal of reducing their anxiety levels.
       Seventy-five caregivers participated in the project, 33 of whom received
       counseling. They were interviewed on three occasions--before,
       immediately after, and 3 months after counseling. Their responses to an
       open-ended question were subjected to six subscales of a content
       analysis scale in order to measure levels of anxiety from six different
       sources. At time 2, the anxiety of the counseled caregivers was
       significantly less than that of those not counseled, specifically their
       anxiety about bodily mutilation and guilt. These differences were not
       sustained at time 3 because the anxiety of those not counseled dropped.
       Some criticisms of the project are examined before the meaning of these
       findings for meeting the mental health needs of AIDS caregivers is
       discussed.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PSYCHOLOGY  Adult
       Anxiety/*PSYCHOLOGY/THERAPY  Caregivers/*PSYCHOLOGY  Combined Modality
       Therapy  Female  Follow-Up Studies  Gender Identity
       Homosexuality/PSYCHOLOGY  Human  HIV Seropositivity/PSYCHOLOGY
       Internal-External Control  Male  Middle Age  *Personal Construct Theory
       Personality Assessment  *Psychotherapy  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
       Treatment Outcome  CLINICAL TRIAL  JOURNAL ARTICLE  RANDOMIZED
       CONTROLLED TRIAL

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