Women and AIDS : coping and care / edited by Ann O'Leary and Loretta Sweet Jemmott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Leary, Ann.

Jemmott, Loretta Sweet.

Series:

AIDS prevention and mental health

Language of science

The language of science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease).

Women--Diseases.

Women.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

Adaptation, Psychological.

Women's Health.

Medical Subjects:

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

Adaptation, Psychological.

Women's Health.

Physical Description:

xv, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Plenum Press, [1996]

Summary:

Although women were understudied in the early years of the epidemic, research and practice devoted to understanding and ameliorating the effects of the AIDS epidemic have begun in recent years. Women and AIDS is the first comprehensive exploration of the medical and psychosocial concerns and issues surrounding women living with HIV/AIDS. Contributors address the biomedical aspects of the disease, stress and coping factors, reproductive and childcare issues, access to care, needs of special populations such as drug-using women and adolescents, and policy recommendations. Researchers and students in psychology, public health, medicine, nursing, sociology, women's studies, and social work will appreciate this reference.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0306452588

OCLC:

35192262