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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778279303321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-16296-5

9786611162962

0-19-804141-1

1-4356-0094-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (644 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CohenMary Ann <1941->

GormanJack M

Disciplina

616.97/9206

Soggetti

AIDS (Disease) - Psychological aspects

HIV infections - Psychological aspects

AIDS (Disease) - Patients - Mental health

HIV-positive persons - Mental health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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,