TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Hopelessness in i.v. drug users not in treatment and seeking HIV testing and counselling
JO  - Drug and alcohol dependence
A1  - Steer, R. A.
A1  - Iguchi, M. Y.
A1  - Platt, J. J.
SP  - 99
EP  - 103
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
N2  - The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) was administered to 2379 intravenous drug users who were not in treatment, unaware of their human-immunodeficiency-virus (HIV) status and seeking HIV testing and counselling. Three BHS principal components were identified reflecting resignation to the futility of changing the future, rejection of the possibility of a hopeful future, and acceptance of the inevitability of a hopeless future. The principal component scores representing these three dimensions were positively related to self-reported depression and suicidal ideation; the rejection scores were positively correlated with confirmed HIV seropositivity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0376-8716
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0376-8716(94)90129-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -