Persisting mental health problems among AIDS-orphaned children in South Africa

Background: By 2008, 12 million children in sub-Saharan Africa were orphaned by AIDS. Cross-sectional studies show psychological problems for AIDS-orphaned children, but until now no longitudinal study has explored enduring psychological effects of AIDS-orphanhood in the developing world. Methods: A...

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Main Authors: Cluver, L., Orkin, M., Gardner, F., Boyes, Mark
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33273