%0 Journal Article %T ¡°Existere¡± com o VIH! ¨¦ poss¨ªvel(com)viver com este v¨ªrus: Para uma compreens£¿o da experi¨ºncia de seropositividade %A Correia %A Edgar %J An¨¢lise Psicol¨®gica %D 2010 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X with this theoretical essay, we try to think about the experience of being hiv positive from an existential and psychological standpoint, addressing both the difficulties of living with a body perceived as ¡°unhealthy¡±, and the difficulties associated with this particular infection. we try also to think about the factors affecting treatment adherence to antiretroviral therapy and, finally, from an existential-phenomenological perspective, we seek to shed light on the reasons behind the difficulties in coping with this diagnosis. %K adherence %K coping with hiv. %U http://www.scielo.gpeari.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0870-82312010000400007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en