Psychological medicine of HIV infection
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Psychological medicine of HIV infection
(Oxford medical publications)
Oxford University Press, c1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is a review of current knowledge concerning the mental health aspects of HIV disease. It gives a detailed and critical overview of the psychosocial and neuropsychiatric problems seen in HIV disease, and covers the relevant practical assessment and management issues and ethical and legal problems that arise for carers. It is concerned throughout with clinical problems rather than with basic research.
Table of Contents
1: Psychological consequences of HIV infection. 2: Special mental health problems in HIV infection. 3: HIV and the brain. 4: Assessment of mental health problems. 5: Management of mental health problems. 6: Psychological factors in the prevention of HIV transmission and the delay of disease progression. 7: The emotional cost of caring: Impact on professional staff and volunteers. 8: Ethical and legal issues. 9: HIV infection: Clinical manifestations and treatment
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