Understanding AIDS : a guide for mental health professionals / Seth C. Kalichman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kalichman, Seth C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease).

AIDS (Disease)--Psychological aspects.

AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects.

AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Counseling of.

Mental health personnel.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Understanding Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [1995]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Understanding AIDS was written to provide a broad overview of HIV infection and AIDS based on the empirical literature for psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, psychotherapists, social workers, and other mental health professionals. The book is not solely intended for practitioners who wish to specialize in caring for persons affected by HIV. Rather, the author's hope is that all clinicians will have adequate knowledge and sensitivity to HIV-AIDS and its related issues. Because the research literature is rapidly expanding, and because some empirical studies may have missed their mark in explaining aspects of HIV-related experiences, 63 men and women of diverse ethnic and HIV-risk backgrounds were interviewed as part of the research for this book. Their experiences help place the empirical literature in proper perspective. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-356) and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2004. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2004 dcunns.

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