Othering, blame and shame when working with people living with HIV

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Rohleder, P. 2015. Othering, blame and shame when working with people living with HIV. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
AuthorsRohleder, P.
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Significant advances in HIV treatment has meant that for the majority of patients with HIV they are able to live a normal lifespan. However, HIV remains a highly stigmatizing disease with the potential to significantly impact on ones social identity and sense of self. This paper draws on data from a qualitative study of interviews with five gay men, to explore the experiences of shame in relation to living with HIV. The paper adopts a psychoanalytic lens to highlight the mechanisms of splitting that may be involved at both a social and individual level, and the experience of shame among the participants. The paper aims to use this research data to supplement our understanding of what may be occurring ‘on the couch’ with patients who are living with HIV.

JournalPsychoanalytic Psychotherapy
ISSN1474-9734
0266-8734
Year2015
PublisherTaylor & Francis
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Web address (URL)http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02668734.2015.1107125
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Print19 Nov 2015
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Deposited18 Dec 2015
Accepted26 Sep 2015
Copyright informationThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy on 19.11.15, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02668734.2015.1107125
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