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As the HIV epidemic enters its third decade, it remains one of the
most pressing health issues of our time. Many aspects of the
disease remain under-researched and inadequate attention has been
given to the implications for the relationships and daily lives of
those affected by HIV. Disclosing an HIV diagnosis remains a
decision process fraught with difficulty and despite encouraging
medical advances, an HIV diagnosis creates significant anxiety and
distress about one's health, self-identity, and close
relationships. This book provides an overarching view of existing
research on privacy and disclosure while bringing together two
significant areas: self-disclosure as a communication process and
the social/relational consequences of HIV/AIDS. The unifying
framework is communication privacy management and the focus of this
volume is on private voluntary relational disclosure as opposed to
forced or public disclosure. Utilizing numerous interviews with HIV
patients and their families, the authors examine disclosure in a
variety of social contexts, including relationships with intimate
partners, families, friends, health workers, and coworkers. Of note
are the examinations of predictors of willingness to disclose HIV
infection, the message features of disclosure, and the consequences
of both disclosure and non-disclosure. This volume, with its
personal exercises and sources of additional information, offers an
invaluable resource for individuals living with HIV and their
significant others, as well as for professionals in the fields of
health communication, social and health psychology, family therapy,
clinical and counseling psychology, relationship research,
infectious disease, and social service.
As the HIV epidemic enters its third decade, it remains one of the
most pressing health issues of our time. Many aspects of the
disease remain under-researched and inadequate attention has been
given to the implications for the relationships and daily lives of
those affected by HIV. Disclosing an HIV diagnosis remains a
decision process fraught with difficulty and despite encouraging
medical advances, an HIV diagnosis creates significant anxiety and
distress about one's health, self-identity, and close
relationships. This book provides an overarching view of existing
research on privacy and disclosure while bringing together two
significant areas: self-disclosure as a communication process and
the social/relational consequences of HIV/AIDS. The unifying
framework is communication privacy management and the focus of this
volume is on private voluntary relational disclosure as opposed to
forced or public disclosure. Utilizing numerous interviews with HIV
patients and their families, the authors examine disclosure in a
variety of social contexts, including relationships with intimate
partners, families, friends, health workers, and coworkers. Of note
are the examinations of predictors of willingness to disclose HIV
infection, the message features of disclosure, and the consequences
of both disclosure and non-disclosure. This volume, with its
personal exercises and sources of additional information, offers an
invaluable resource for individuals living with HIV and their
significant others, as well as for professionals in the fields of
health communication, social and health psychology, family therapy,
clinical and counseling psychology, relationship research,
infectious disease, and social service.
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