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The Intrapsychic Realm of HIV/AIDS and Related Homelessness. Two Case Studies

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Abstract

The experience of clients with HIV/AIDS and related homelessness (as well as substance abuse) is explored intrapsychically through the applied theories of Klein, Bion and Winnicott. Concepts involving the early anxiety-situation, containment and holding inform two pertinent case studies and illuminate effective psychotherapeutic approaches to working with this population.

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Smiley, A. The Intrapsychic Realm of HIV/AIDS and Related Homelessness. Two Case Studies. Clinical Social Work Journal 32, 251–269 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CSOW.0000035107.86730.1a

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