Mental Health and HIV Infection (Social Aspect of Aids Series)

✍ Scribed by Jose Catalan

• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 254
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Mental Health and HIV Infection provides an up-to-date overview of the mental health consequences and of the kind of psychological, psychopharmaological and community forms of intervention available to deal with the adverse psychological effects of HIV infection. Divided into three parts, the book examines psychological and brain-related consequences of HIV infection, key areas of intervention, and three areas of controversial debate: euthanasia, psychoimmunology and complementary therapies. Assuming no specialist psychological, psychiatric or medical knowledge, this book is important reading for caregivers and healthcare workers to HIV positive individuals and their families, nurses, psychologists and counsellors.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Figures......Page 10
Tables......Page 11
Series Editor's Preface......Page 12
Preface......Page 13
Speaking in Tongues......Page 14
Psychological Problems in People with HIV Infection......Page 34
HIV Disease and Its Impact on the Mental Health of Children......Page 55
The Impact of HIV Infection on Partners and Relatives......Page 79
Dementia Associated with HIV Infection......Page 103
Suicidal Behaviour and HIV Infection......Page 127
Euthanasia, Physician-Assisted Suicide and AIDS......Page 145
Psychological Interventions......Page 164
Psychopharmacological Treatments......Page 177
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and HIV Risk Sexual Behaviour......Page 193
Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV Infection......Page 217
Notes on Contributors......Page 241
Index......Page 244