Comprehensive textbook of AIDS psychiatry / edited by Mary Ann Cohen and Jack M. Gorman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohen, Mary Ann, 1941-

Gorman, Jack M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AIDS (Disease)--Psychological aspects.

AIDS (Disease).

HIV infections--Psychological aspects.

HIV infections.

AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Mental health.

HIV-positive persons--Mental health.

HIV-positive persons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (644 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Among the vast and rapidly growing field of AIDS research, there is an ample body of evidence supporting the fact that psychiatric treatment can decrease transmission, diminish suffering, improve adherence, and decrease morbidity and mortality. There is probably no other illness in which the connections between mind and body are so inextricably woven. But until now there has been no comprehensive textbook of AIDS psychiatry to guide clinicians towards providing much needed care. Using a biopsychosocial approach, this 41-chapter volume offers insight into the interface between the psychiatric,

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Part I: Psychiatric Relevance and Implications of AIDS Psychiatry; Part II: Comprehensive AIDS Psychiatric Assessment; Part III: Psychiatric Disorders and HIV Infection; Part IV: Unique Psychiatric Manifestations of HIV Infection; Part V: Neuropathologic Manifestations of HIV Infection; Part VI: Risk Behaviors, HIV Transmission, and Adherence; Part VII: AIDS Psychiatry through the Life Cycle; Part VIII: AIDS Psychiatric Treatment and Psychotherapeutic Modalities; Part IX: AIDS Psychiatry and Comorbid Medical Conditions

Part X: Ethical and Health Policy Aspects of AIDS PsychiatryIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-16296-5

9786611162962

0-19-804141-1

1-4356-0094-0

OCLC:

476240716