Progression to AIDS: The Effects of Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Social Support
Jane Leserman, PhD,
Eric D. Jackson, BS,
John M. Petitto, MD,
Robert N. Golden, MD,
Susan G. Silva, PhD,
Diana O. Perkins, MD,
Jianwen Cai, PhD,
James D. Folds, PhD and
Dwight L. Evans, MD
From the Departments of Psychiatry (J.L., E.D.J., R.N.G., S.G.S., D.O.P.), Medicine (J.L.), and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (J.D.F.), University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina (J.C.), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Departments of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology, University of Florida College of Medicine (J.M.P.), Gainesville, Florida; and Departments of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (D.L.E.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Fig. 1. Kaplan-Meier estimate of the distribution of time (in months) until AIDS diagnosis by stressful life events.
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Fig. 2. Kaplan-Meier estimate of the distribution of time (in months) until AIDS diagnosis by depressive symptoms.
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Fig. 3. Kaplan-Meier estimate of the distribution of time (in months) until AIDS diagnosis by social support satisfaction.
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Copyright © 1999 by the American Psychosomatic Society