9780805836943-0805836942-Privacy and Disclosure of Hiv in interpersonal Relationships: A Sourcebook for Researchers and Practitioners (Routledge Communication Series)

Privacy and Disclosure of Hiv in interpersonal Relationships: A Sourcebook for Researchers and Practitioners (Routledge Communication Series)

ISBN-13: 9780805836943
ISBN-10: 0805836942
Edition: 1
Author: Sandra Petronio, Valerian J. Derlega, Kathryn Greene, Gust A. Yep
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Hardcover 288 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780805836943
ISBN-10: 0805836942
Edition: 1
Author: Sandra Petronio, Valerian J. Derlega, Kathryn Greene, Gust A. Yep
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Hardcover 288 pages

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Privacy and Disclosure of Hiv in interpersonal Relationships: A Sourcebook for Researchers and Practitioners (Routledge Communication Series) (ISBN-13: 9780805836943 and ISBN-10: 0805836942), written by authors Sandra Petronio, Valerian J. Derlega, Kathryn Greene, Gust A. Yep, was published by Routledge in 2003. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Privacy and Disclosure of Hiv in interpersonal Relationships: A Sourcebook for Researchers and Practitioners (Routledge Communication Series) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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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.

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