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

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (644 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.97/9206
• Soggetto topico: AIDS (Disease) - Psychological aspects; HIV infections - Psychological aspects; AIDS (Disease) - Patients - Mental health; HIV-positive persons - Mental health
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CohenMary Ann <1941-> GormanJack M
• 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,
• Titolo autorizzato: Comprehensive textbook of AIDS psychiatry
• ISBN: 1-281-16296-5; 9786611162962; 0-19-804141-1; 1-4356-0094-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452097903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II