The impact of a HIV/AIDS diagnosis on individuals’ mental health : an overview
This research was undertaken to understand the thought process and perspectives, emotional experiences, and social life of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients who are living in Malaysia. HIV/AIDS can be deemed as a taboo subject especially in Mal...
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| description | This research was undertaken to understand the thought process and perspectives,
emotional experiences, and social life of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients who are living in Malaysia. HIV/AIDS
can be deemed as a taboo subject especially in Malaysia because those affected by this
disease are stigmatized and neglected by the community. Therefore, this attitude of the
community has impacted the well-being and mental health of these patients. Rates of
mental health problems are higher among both people vulnerable to acquiring HIV and
people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), compared with the general population. The
difficulties experienced by these patients are mainly focused on the prejudice experienced
among family members and managing sexual partnerships. In Malaysia, past research has
been done on the psychosocial health conditions and HIV infection among homosexual
men, however it is evident that HIV/AIDS can stem from various sources and therefore, a
different population which are women should be researched on as well. Therefore,
research has shown that women experience higher levels ofstigma and religious well-being
as compared to men. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:205442022-11-22T07:12:57Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20544/ The impact of a HIV/AIDS diagnosis on individuals’ mental health : an overview Natalya Maurice, Sam, Jeng Mun This research was undertaken to understand the thought process and perspectives, emotional experiences, and social life of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients who are living in Malaysia. HIV/AIDS can be deemed as a taboo subject especially in Malaysia because those affected by this disease are stigmatized and neglected by the community. Therefore, this attitude of the community has impacted the well-being and mental health of these patients. Rates of mental health problems are higher among both people vulnerable to acquiring HIV and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), compared with the general population. The difficulties experienced by these patients are mainly focused on the prejudice experienced among family members and managing sexual partnerships. In Malaysia, past research has been done on the psychosocial health conditions and HIV infection among homosexual men, however it is evident that HIV/AIDS can stem from various sources and therefore, a different population which are women should be researched on as well. Therefore, research has shown that women experience higher levels ofstigma and religious well-being as compared to men. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20544/1/680-2725-1-PB.pdf Natalya Maurice, and Sam, Jeng Mun (2022) The impact of a HIV/AIDS diagnosis on individuals’ mental health : an overview. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 36 (2). pp. 12-22. ISSN 2289-8174 https://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/46 |
| spellingShingle | Natalya Maurice, Sam, Jeng Mun The impact of a HIV/AIDS diagnosis on individuals’ mental health : an overview |
| title | The impact of a HIV/AIDS diagnosis on individuals’ mental health : an overview |
| title_full | The impact of a HIV/AIDS diagnosis on individuals’ mental health : an overview |
| title_fullStr | The impact of a HIV/AIDS diagnosis on individuals’ mental health : an overview |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of a HIV/AIDS diagnosis on individuals’ mental health : an overview |
| title_short | The impact of a HIV/AIDS diagnosis on individuals’ mental health : an overview |
| title_sort | impact of a hiv/aids diagnosis on individuals’ mental health : an overview |
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