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Book HIV Mental Health for the 21st Century

Download or read book HIV Mental Health for the 21st Century written by Mark G. Winiarski and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1997-03 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we approach the 21st century, we also approach the third decade of the AIDS epidemic. Mental health care providers must face the crucial fact that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the condition it causes, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the leading cause of death among Americans aged 25-44 years. HIV Mental Health for the 21st Century provides a roadmap for mental health professionals who seek to develop new strategies aimed at increasing the longevity and quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as at controlling the future spread of the disease. Divided into five sections, this volume covers basic concepts in HIV/AIDS mental health; specialized aspects of HIV/AIDS clinical care; models of clinical care; program evaluation; and HIV mental health policy and programs. Chapters treat issues such as feelings of caregivers, the role of spirituality in mental health care, rural practice, mental health home care, and working with children.

Book 21st Century Global Mental Health

Download or read book 21st Century Global Mental Health written by Eliot Sorel and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 21st Century Global Mental Health is a textbook for graduate public health students, educators, and practitioners in low-, middle- and high-income countries (LAMIC, HIC). This volume addresses populations global mental health, progress made to date and challenges remaining, in context, along with public health and primary care; focuses on the incre

Book Hiv

    Hiv

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael B. Blank
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2014-01-14
  • ISBN : 1317717716
  • Pages : 170 pages

Download or read book Hiv written by Michael B. Blank and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn why it’s time for a new era in mental health and prevention science HIV: Issues with Mental Health and Illness is a comprehensive examination of the co-morbidity that exists between HIV/AIDS and mental illness. Internationally recognized experts in the field analyze the latest research on why HIV sufferers are at risk of developing mental illness and how people who suffer from mental illness risk contracting HIV through sexual behavior and substance abuse. This unique book focuses on clinical and diagnostic issues, the organization of service delivery systems, and community-based interventions. HIV: Issues with Mental Health and Illness presents vital contributions from physicians, sociologists, nurses, social workers, and psychologists working to develop a plan to reduce the number of persons affected by the epidemic, and to improve the quality of life of those already HIV infected. Aimed at promoting a new era in mental health and prevention science, the book examines vital issues including: the interplay between depression, HIV, and chronic fatigue; condom use among adolescents with psychiatric disorders; predicting HIV risk and how targeted intervention can address multiple health risks; how an increase in emotional stress can affect African-American women concerned about becoming HIV infected; STI risk reduction strategies; how client gender can affect mental health care service delivery; and the implementation of intervention programs as part of supported housing programs. HIV: Issues with Mental Health and Illness examines: bridging the gap between research and practice depression and HIV schizophrenia and HIV mental health policy and infectious diseases HIV prevention community-based participatory research community psychology mental health disparities translation research transforming public health systems HIV: Issues with Mental Health and Illness is an invaluable resource for public health workers and policymakers, psychologists, psychiatrists, social work nurses, infectious disease physicians, and addictions disease counselors.

Book AIDS and Mental Health Practice

Download or read book AIDS and Mental Health Practice written by R Dennis Shelby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing contemporary issues faced by individuals with HIV/AIDS, AIDS and Mental Health Practice: Clinical and Policy Issues provides psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors with research and case studies that offers models for effective clinical practice at this stage of the epidemic. Each chapter is written by experts in the field and demonstrates ways to provide better services to different populations, many of whom are ignored in AIDS and mental health literature. As a result, this book will provide professionals in the field and students in training with the most current practice information about mental health practice and HIV/AIDS. AIDS and Mental Health Practice will help you understand the diverse needs of people with HIV/AIDS and organize services to assist these populations. AIDS and Mental Health Practice discusses issues that affect several different groups in order to help you understand the unique situations of your clients. You will learn how to design treatments that will be most beneficial to Latinos, intravenous drug users, orphaned children, African Americans, HIV-negative gay men, HIV nonprogressors, HIV-positive transsexuals, end-stage AIDS clients, couples of mixed HIV status, and individuals suffering from HIV-associated Cognitive Motor Disorder. This book provides you with approaches that will improve services for these populations, including: talking to patients about the positive and negative aspects of taking protease inhibitors and discussing their feelings of hope, skepticism, and fear of being disappointed by the treatment preparing clients to go back to work by exploring the meaning of work and referring them to vocational services if necessary providing support groups for people living with AIDS (PLWAs), their loved ones, their families, and individuals in bereavement as a result of an AIDS-related death organizing a HIV-negative gay men’s support group that uses exercises and homework to focus on the members’ambivalent connection to the AIDS community, how they remain HIV negative, and ways to deal with separation and grief issues assessing and/or correcting underlying racism in AIDS service organizationsThe prevention and intervention strategies in Mental Health and AIDS Practice will help you address and treat mental health issues associated with HIV/AIDS and offer clients more effective and relevant services.

Book Mental Health Practitioner s Guide to HIV AIDS

Download or read book Mental Health Practitioner s Guide to HIV AIDS written by Sana Loue and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-09 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although efforts have been made and continue to be made to reduce the rate of HIV transmission in the U.S. and globally, the rates continue to increase in the majority of countries. In the U.S., members of minority communities remain especially at risk of HIV transmission. An individual’s discovery that he or she has contracted HIV, or that a loved one has contracted the illness, often raises significant issues that necessitate interaction with mental health professionals. Mental Health Practitioner’s Guide to HIV/AIDS serves as a quick desk reference for professionals who may be less familiar with the terminology used in HIV/AIDS care and services.

Book HIV and Psychiatry

    Book Details:
  • Author : John A. Joska
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2014-02-26
  • ISBN : 1118339525
  • Pages : 233 pages

Download or read book HIV and Psychiatry written by John A. Joska and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-02-26 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental health and HIV/AIDS are closely interlinked. Mental disorders, including substance-use disorders, are associated with increased risk of HIV infection and affect adherence to and efficacy of antiretroviral treatments. Conversely, HIV infection can increase risk for neuropsychiatric complications including stress, mood, and neurocognitive disorders. This book provides clinicians with a comprehensive evidenced-based and practical approach to the management of patients with HIV infection and co-morbid mental disorders. It provides up-to-date and clear overviews of current clinical issues, as well as the relevant basic science. Information and data from studies of different HIV groups (eg men who have sex with men) make the text relevant to a broad spectrum of clinicians, including those working with low socioeconomic status groups in high income countries and those working in the developing world. The book uses the popular format of the World Psychiatric Association’s Evidence and Experience series. Review chapters summarize the evidence on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical aspects of mental disorders in HIV,and interventions (both psychotherapy and psychopharmacology including drug-drug interactions). These are complemented by commentaries addressing particular facets of each topic and providing insight gained from clinical experience. Psychiatrists, psychologists and all mental health staff working with HIV-infected patients will find this book of great benefit.

Book Hiv

    Hiv

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael B. Blank
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2014-01-14
  • ISBN : 1317717708
  • Pages : 163 pages

Download or read book Hiv written by Michael B. Blank and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn why it’s time for a new era in mental health and prevention science HIV: Issues with Mental Health and Illness is a comprehensive examination of the co-morbidity that exists between HIV/AIDS and mental illness. Internationally recognized experts in the field analyze the latest research on why HIV sufferers are at risk of developing mental illness and how people who suffer from mental illness risk contracting HIV through sexual behavior and substance abuse. This unique book focuses on clinical and diagnostic issues, the organization of service delivery systems, and community-based interventions. HIV: Issues with Mental Health and Illness presents vital contributions from physicians, sociologists, nurses, social workers, and psychologists working to develop a plan to reduce the number of persons affected by the epidemic, and to improve the quality of life of those already HIV infected. Aimed at promoting a new era in mental health and prevention science, the book examines vital issues including: the interplay between depression, HIV, and chronic fatigue; condom use among adolescents with psychiatric disorders; predicting HIV risk and how targeted intervention can address multiple health risks; how an increase in emotional stress can affect African-American women concerned about becoming HIV infected; STI risk reduction strategies; how client gender can affect mental health care service delivery; and the implementation of intervention programs as part of supported housing programs. HIV: Issues with Mental Health and Illness examines: bridging the gap between research and practice depression and HIV schizophrenia and HIV mental health policy and infectious diseases HIV prevention community-based participatory research community psychology mental health disparities translation research transforming public health systems HIV: Issues with Mental Health and Illness is an invaluable resource for public health workers and policymakers, psychologists, psychiatrists, social work nurses, infectious disease physicians, and addictions disease counselors.

Book The Epidemic  Living with HIV in the 21st Century

Download or read book The Epidemic Living with HIV in the 21st Century written by Isaac Joseph and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginning of the AIDS crisis to current times, The Epidemic: Living with HIV in the 21st Century depicts the stories and lives of people living with HIV/AIDS and how they dealt with the stigma and discrimination that comes along with being a person living with HIV/AIDS as well how they battled or succumbed to the issues that affect people living with HIV/AIDS such as ostracism, loneliness, depression, suicide, and substance abuse. These stories also explore different issues related to being HIV positive such as pregnancy, lack of HIV/AIDS education, teenage HIV, women and HIV, LGBT homeless youth, HIV/AIDS treatment, being born with HIV, injection drug use, heterosexuals and HIV, and being black and HIV positive.

Book The Social Impact of AIDS in the United States

Download or read book The Social Impact of AIDS in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Europe's "Black Death" contributed to the rise of nation states, mercantile economies, and even the Reformation. Will the AIDS epidemic have similar dramatic effects on the social and political landscape of the twenty-first century? This readable volume looks at the impact of AIDS since its emergence and suggests its effects in the next decade, when a million or more Americans will likely die of the disease. The Social Impact of AIDS in the United States addresses some of the most sensitive and controversial issues in the public debate over AIDS. This landmark book explores how AIDS has affected fundamental policies and practices in our major institutions, examining: How America's major religious organizations have dealt with sometimes conflicting values: the imperative of care for the sick versus traditional views of homosexuality and drug use. Hotly debated public health measures, such as HIV antibody testing and screening, tracing of sexual contacts, and quarantine. The potential risk of HIV infection to and from health care workers. How AIDS activists have brought about major change in the way new drugs are brought to the marketplace. The impact of AIDS on community-based organizations, from volunteers caring for individuals to the highly political ACT-UP organization. Coping with HIV infection in prisons. Two case studies shed light on HIV and the family relationship. One reports on some efforts to gain legal recognition for nonmarital relationships, and the other examines foster care programs for newborns with the HIV virus. A case study of New York City details how selected institutions interact to give what may be a picture of AIDS in the future. This clear and comprehensive presentation will be of interest to anyone concerned about AIDS and its impact on the country: health professionals, sociologists, psychologists, advocates for at-risk populations, and interested individuals.

Book Comprehensive Textbook of AIDS Psychiatry

Download or read book Comprehensive Textbook of AIDS Psychiatry written by Mary Ann Cohen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-09-27 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, medical, and social dimensions of HIV and AIDS. Drawing on clinical experience as well as evidence-based medicine, this textbook provides a basic understanding of the comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions that cause distress, morbidity, and mortality in persons with HIV and AIDS, while at the same time examining the epidemic from the viewpoints of public health and public policy experts.

Book What Mental Health Practioners Need to Know about HIV and AIDS

Download or read book What Mental Health Practioners Need to Know about HIV and AIDS written by Francine Cournos and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2000-10-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an update on HIV-related issues for mental health professionals. It includes an overview of basic medical facts, neuropsychiatric manifestations, common psychiatric syndromes and their treatment, psychotherapy and coping strategies, prevention, adherance, legal and ethical issues, and some examples of HIV-related clinical care by frontline mental health providers. This is the 88th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Mental Health Services.

Book Stigma

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jinhua Guo
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016
  • ISBN : 9781938134807
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Stigma written by Jinhua Guo and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on two and a half years of fieldwork in China, this book examines the cultural genesis and social mechanisms of stigma related to mental illness and HIV/AIDS in China. It also explores the bio-politics on stigma through detailed description of social exclusion experienced by people suffering from mental illness or HIV/AIDS and by systematic comparison on stigma between the two illnesses in the Chinese context. Through the comparison, this book describes the micro socio-dynamic process of stigmatization in the local Chinese context, highlights the identity transformation accompanying the illness trajectory the patients and their families have lived through, and ultimately connects Chinese society and its community-centered social value system and institutional arrangement to the stigma associated with mental illness and HIV/AIDS.

Book Mental Health Aspects of HIV AIDS

Download or read book Mental Health Aspects of HIV AIDS written by David G. Ostrow and published by . This book was released on with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NPIN 13341: This curriculum manual for mental health care providers is based on the concept that AIDS is as much a behavioral as an infectious disease problem, due to its manner of transmission, its effects on the central nervous system, its stigmatic nature, and its potentially lethal outcome. Mental health professionals play a role in controlling the epidemic through education, prevention, treatment, and research. Using seven modules, this manual covers information needed by all professionals in this field. The modules address history and epidemiology of AIDS in the United States, HIV-1 structure and transmission, natural history of HIV-1 infection, HIV prevention, considerations in treating the HIV-positive patient, psychologic reactions to a diagnosis of HIV infection, and neurologic disorders associated with HIV infection. Sample guidelines and policy statements from the American Psychiatric Association are included.

Book Mental Health Problems and HIV Infection

Download or read book Mental Health Problems and HIV Infection written by Jose Catalan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: