June 4, 1999

Stress Is Found to Hasten the Onset of AIDS in Men Infected With the Virus

By DAVID L. WHEELER

A long-term study of men infected with the human immunodeficiency virus indicates that stressful events or weak social support can speed the onset of AIDS itself.

"This is perhaps among the most compelling evidence to date linking psychosocial variables with H.I.V. progression," said Jane Leserman, a medical sociologist and a research associate professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at

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