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Maine Aids Alliance Newsletter (December 1990), Maine Aids Allaince

Newsletter / Maine AIDS Alliance (1990-1991)

No abstract provided.

Maine Aids Alliance Newsletter (October 1990), Maine Aids Allaince

Newsletter / Maine AIDS Alliance (1990-1991)

No abstract provided.

Maine Aids Alliance Newsletter (August 1990), Maine Aids Allaince

Newsletter / Maine AIDS Alliance (1990-1991)

No abstract provided.

The Aids Project Newsletter, Vol.3, No.2 (Summer/Fall 1990), John Moore, The Aids Project

AIDS Project Newsletter (1987-1991)

No abstract provided.

The Aids Project Newsletter, Vol.3, No.1 (Spring 1990), John Moore, The Aids Project

AIDS Project Newsletter (1987-1991)

No abstract provided.

Health Care: An Economic Priority, Dolores L. Mitchell

New England Journal of Public Policy

Economic advancement for women may be inextricably linked to the state of their health and access to health care. This article warns that the debates and public policy dilemmas over health care delivery systems, their costs, who pays, and issues of coverage and utilization demands weigh greatly on women and their families. The author suggests that women especially must be careful consumers of health care plans and outlines some qualities they should seek in choosing such plans.

Alcoholism: A Barrier To Empowerment For Women, Marion Brink

New England Journal of Public Policy

Women's increasing economic power has encouraged the promotion of their drinking as fashionable. However, women are more vulnerable to the impact of alcohol, and the stigma attached to alcoholism is greater for them than it is for men. As a consequence, a woman — and those around her — will deny her alcoholism until she has lost much more than her male counterparts. When, or if, she seeks help for this devastating disease, she finds a lack of woman-specific programs and facilities. This article notes the barriers to recovery for women and offers some suggestions for breaking them down. Two …

The Relationship Between Needs And Interpersonal Problems Of Women In Four Interpersonal Categories, Valarie Elaine Sikes-Nova

Psychology Theses & Dissertations

This study empirically assessed the relationship between needs structure and interpersonal presentation in women. Proposed indices for selective attention were assessed as to their ability to detect pathology. The relationship between interpersonal presentation and interpersonal problems were also studied. The measures used were The Picture Identification Test (Chambers, 1976), The Interpersonal Adjective Scales-Revised (Wiggins, 1985), The Inventory for Interpersonal Problems (Horowitz, 1986), and The Marlowe-Crowne Social-Desirability Scale (1964).

Subjects were assigned to one of four interpersonal categories (Friendly-Dominant, Friendly-Submissive, Hostile-Dominant, Hostile-Submissive) on the basis of their self-reported IAS-R and one category on the basis of their counselor-reported IAS-R scores. Subjects …