Faculty Articles
Group Composition and Its Impact on Effective Group Treatment of HIV and AIDS Patients
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities
ISSN
1056-263X
Publication Date
12-1995
Abstract
This paper reviews the literature on group therapy in the treatment of people with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and people with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Specifically, it examines the effect of group composition on the curative factors of group therapy. The variables of group composition explored are stage of illness, risk group for contracting HIV, and gender. This paper suggests that support groups that are homogeneous for stage of illness, risk behaviors, and gender provide members with the greatest benefits through facilitating the curative factors of group therapy: instillation of hope, universality, and group cohesion.
DOI
10.1007/BF02578434
Volume
7
Issue
4
First Page
317
Last Page
334
NSUWorks Citation
Siebert, M. J.,
Dorfman, W. I.
(1995). Group Composition and Its Impact on Effective Group Treatment of HIV and AIDS Patients. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 7(4), 317-334.
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