The psychiatry of AIDS : a guide to diagnosis and treatment

Author(s)

• Treisman, Glenn J.
• Angelino, Andrew F.
• Bartlett, John G.

Bibliographic Information

The psychiatry of AIDS : a guide to diagnosis and treatment

Glenn J. Treisman and Andrew F. Angelino ; foreword by John G. Bartlett

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

HIV/AIDS has become a psychiatric epidemic. The disease causes or exacerbates such psychiatric disorders as depression, dementia, schizophrenia, and bipolar disease. At the same time, the presence of a psychiatric disorder can lead to increased risk for HIV infection and worsen the prognosis of patients once they are infected. Dr. Glenn J. Treisman, who has been described as the "father of AIDS psychiatry," describes the relationship between psychiatric disorders and HIV/AIDS and demonstrates the ways in which effective recognition and treatment of mental disorders can increase a patient's ability to obtain better treatment, improve compliance with medical regimens, and reduce incidents of high-risk behavior. The book provides HIV/AIDS professionals with overviews of psychiatric disorders, including mood and personality disorders, mental retardation, substance abuse and addiction, and sexual disorders and dysfunction. It also provides mental health professionals with essential information on how to care for patients with HIV and those at risk for the infection. The book discusses psychopharmacology, psychotherapy and counseling, as well as adherence and compliance issues, and the relationship between psychiatric disorders and other STDs. Containing the most up-to-date information on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, this book draws on the authors' unrivaled experience and uses case studies to show HIV/AIDS professionals how psychiatric interventions benefit the patient, the medical team, and society as a whole. The cases are rich and engaging, and convey to the reader the intense disorder that can affect the lives of patients.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Quotes From the Clinic Chapter 1. Why AIDS Psychiatry? Case: Complicated Major Depression Chapter 2. HIV and Major Depression Case: AIDS Dementia Chapter 3. Other Psychiatric Diseases in the HIV Clinic Case: Psychosis Chapter 4. Personality in the HIV Clinic Case: Personality Disorder and Chronic Pain Chapter 5. Substance Abuse and HIV Case: Substance Abuse and Depression Chapter 6. Sexual Problems and HIV Case: A Couple Chapter 7. Life Story Problems in the HIV Clinic Chapter 8. Special Problems: Hepatitis C and Adherence Chapter 9. How to Fight AIDS Notes Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA68445851
• ISBN:
  • 0801880068
  • 0801879701
• LCCN: 2004004602
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Baltimore
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 217 p.
• Size: 23-24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC606.6
  • NLM : WC 503.5
  • DC22 : 362.196/9792
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Mental health
  • LCSH : AIDS (Disease) -- Psychological aspects
  • MESH : HIV Infections -- complications
  • MESH : Case Reports
  • MESH : HIV Infections -- psychology
  • MESH : Mental Disorders -- etiology
  • MESH : Mental Disorders -- therapy
  • MESH : Psychotherapy -- methods