Decade of the plague : the sociopsychological ramifications of STD / / Margaret Rodway, Marianne Wright, editors

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1/96951; 362.196951
• Soggetto topico: Sexually transmitted diseases - Social aspects; Sexually transmitted diseases - Psychological aspects; Medical social work
• Altri autori: RodwayMargaret WrightMarianne
• Note generali: First published 1988 by Harrington Park Press, Inc.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Decade of the Plague: The Sociopsychological Ramifications of STD; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Social, Psychological and Medical Dimensions; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - An Overview; Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Psychosocial Parameters and Implications for Social Work Practice; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and Minorities: Policy Perspectives; Part II: Practice Interventions; Counselling Issues in Disclosure of Sexually Transmitted Disease ; Issues and Problems Confronting the Lovers, Families and Communities Associated with Persons with AIDSPsychosocial Dimensions of Genital Herpes: A Case Study Approach; Part III: Teaching; AIDS and Social Work: Sociopsychological Training Curriculum for Human Sexuality and Related Fields of Professional Practice; Learning About the Psychosocial Impact of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Teaching Strategies; AIDS: Prevention Is the Only Vaccine Available: An AIDS Prevention Educational Program; Part IV: Epilogue; The Approaching Epidemic; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Social workers, counselors, and health care professionals will be challenged by this thorough presentation of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). The contributing authors contend that in the immediate future, education, not medicine will be the single most important weapon in stemming the spread of STDs. Thus, the responsibility of educating society and providing service for people who are directly or indirectly affected by STDs lies with helping professions. The devastating social, medical, and psychological aspects of AIDS, herpes, and other STDs are discussed. Contributors focus on the is
• Titolo autorizzato: Decade of the plague
• ISBN: 1-317-71422-9; 0-918393-53-1; 1-315-78434-3; 1-317-71423-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791188403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II