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AIDS Care
Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 9, 1997 - Issue 2
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HIV diagnosis rituals and identity narratives

Pages 161-180 | Published online: 27 May 2010
 

Abstract

Using the constitutive view of health communication as a framework, this essay explores the construction of HIV diagnoses in narratives about physician/patient interactions. Narrative analysis reveals the life-changing impact of HIV diagnosis and the incongruence of the routine ways in which most diagnoses are handled. It also highlights the importance of HIV-positive communities in the construction of HIV-positive identities. These analyses suggest a review of how all diagnoses are delivered, and a need for further exploration of the role of supportive communities in construction of identity.

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