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Document 1981
DOCN M94A1981
TI The influence of HIV seropositivity on the emotional relationship
between heterosexual couples.
DT 9412
AU Lambiase L; Pozzi G; Pravettoni G; Caprioli S; Suter F; General
Hospital, Busto Arsizio, Italy.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):407 (abstract no. PD0237). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370594
AB OBJECTIVES: In a study elaborating a psychotherapeutic approach for
heterosexual couples in which one or both partners are HIV+, a
preliminary inquiry was carried out to evaluate: 1) the history and the
affective relationship of the couple; 2) the emotional role changes of
the partners following the diagnosis of HIV positivity; 3) how the
couple copes with the disease. METHODS: 30 couples have been interviewed
(14 couples with both partners HIV+; 16 couples with only one partner
HIV+) according to a systemic circular approach. RESULTS: the couples
with both partners HIV+, sharing the disease, are more able to relate to
the partners' feelings and face the difficulties together using their
personal resources. The couples with only one partner HIV+, instead,
express the desire to keep a good relationship between each other, but
realise the incapacity to show their real feelings, which are
contrasting and very different between the two. All the couples tend to
lead a normal couple life style regarding each other, the children and
the outside world. This process is made easier when the knowledge of the
seropositivity is found out before the commitment. CONCLUSIONS: a
psychotherapeutic model for the couples with both members HIV+ could
hold, most of all, anxieties related to the diseases' progression, while
a more personal psychotherapeutic approach could favour the expression
of the different emotional states in the couples with only one partner
positive.
DE Adult Child Comparative Study *Emotions Female Human HIV
Seropositivity/*PSYCHOLOGY *Interpersonal Relations Interviews Life
Style Male Parent-Child Relations *Sex Behavior MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).