Cassens B J
Ann Intern Med. 1985 Nov;103(5):768-71. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-103-5-768.
Awareness of the pertinent psychosocial dimensions of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) provides researchers and clinicians with an understanding of factors impinging on their relationships with persons at risk for this disease. These observations are made from the standpoint of the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, a national organization of gay physicians that serves as an advocate in improving health care for gay men and lesbians. Fear and uncertainty in patient care and prognosis as well as loss of confidentiality are among the stresses on gay men with AIDS. Injudicious "expert" pronouncements and sensational stories in the media heighten the fear of persons at risk for the disease as well as the fear and prejudice of the general community. Members of all communities, both heterosexual and gay, scientific and lay, should work together to eliminate social ignorance about AIDS.
了解获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）相关的社会心理层面，能让研究人员和临床医生明白影响他们与艾滋病高危人群关系的因素。这些观察是从美国医师促进人权协会的角度做出的，该协会是一个由男同性恋医生组成的全国性组织，致力于为男同性恋者和女同性恋者改善医疗保健提供支持。艾滋病患者在医疗护理和预后方面的恐惧与不确定性，以及保密性的丧失，都是男同性恋艾滋病患者面临的压力。媒体中不明智的“专家”言论和耸人听闻的报道，加剧了艾滋病高危人群的恐惧，也加深了普通人群的恐惧和偏见。所有群体的成员，包括异性恋和同性恋、科学界和普通大众，都应该共同努力，消除社会对艾滋病的无知。
