Medical decision-making, adherence and quality of life in people living with HIV/AIDS Dissertation der Fakultät für Informations- und Kognitionswissenschaften der Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt von Dipl.- Psych. Dr. med. Heidemarie Kremer aus Schalkenmehren Tübingen 2004 Tag der mündlichen Qualifikation: 8.6.2005 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Michael Diehl 1. Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Martin Hautzinger 2. Prof. Gail Ironson M.D., Ph.D., (Coral Gables/Florida) Medical Decision-making, Adherence and Quality of Life in People Living with HIV/AIDS A cross-sectional qualitative and quantitative study Ph.D. Thesis First Referee: Professor Martin Hautzinger, Ph.D. Department of Clinical and Physiological Psychology Pro-Dean of the Faculty for Information and Cognition Science Eberhard-Karls-University of Tuebingen Christophstr. 2 72072 Tuebingen, Germany Contact: hautzinger@uni-tuebingen.de Second Referee: Professor Gail Ironson, M.D., Ph.D. University of Miami Department of Psychology Behavioral Medicine Research Program P.O. Box 248185 1204 Dickinson Dr., Suite 37D Coral Gables, FL 3324-2070, USA Contact: Gironson@aol.com Author: Heidemarie Kremer, M.D, Ph.D.