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HIV/AIDS and older adults [[electronic resource] ] : challenges for individuals, families, and communities / / Charles A. Emlet, editor



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Titolo: HIV/AIDS and older adults [[electronic resource] ] : challenges for individuals, families, and communities / / Charles A. Emlet, editor Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, NY, : Springer Pub. Co., c2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (212 p.)
Disciplina: 618.97/69792
Soggetto topico: AIDS (Disease) in old age
AIDS (Disease) in old age - Social aspects
Older people - Health and hygiene
HIV-positive persons
AIDS (Disease) - Age factors
HIV infections - Social aspects
Altri autori: EmletCharles A  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Assessing the progress and promise of research on midlife and older adults and HIV/AIDS / by Diane Zablotsky and Michael Kennedy -- Prevention of HIV disease in older adults / by Janice E. Nichols -- Depressive symptoms in older adults living with HIV disease: applications of the chronic illness quality of life model / by Timothy G. Heckman, Arlene Kochman, and Kathleen J. Sikkema -- HIV-associated dementia and aging / by Victor G. Valcour and Ned Sacktor -- Mental health dimensions of HIV/AIDS in women over 50 / by Kathleen M. Tangenberg -- Service priorities, use, and needs: views of older and younger consumers living with HIV/AIDS / by Charles A. Emlet and James P. Berghuis --
Nursing home experiences of older African Americans with HIV/AIDS: issues for future research / by Emily J. Fox-Hill, Deborah V. Gibson, and Veroncia F. Engle -- "It don't matter what people say as long as I love you": experiencing stigma when raising an HIV-infected grandchild / by Cynthia Cannon Poindexter -- Older adults, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS: preparing for the future crisis / James M. Topolski ... [et al.] -- Sustaining a coalition: case study: the New York Association on HIV over Fifty / by Kathleen M. Nokes.
Sommario/riassunto: This volume focuses on the ways in which HIV/AIDS can affect older adults. The chapters in this book discuss the variety of HIV/AIDS problems that we face at the individual, family, and community levels. Topics examined include demographics and epidemiological aspects of HIV disease with this population; prevention of HIV disease; issues impacting individuals in a medical, psychological, and social context; and service needs. Originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Mental Health and Aging, the volume contains new chapters on demographics, HIV prevention and education, and eff
Titolo autorizzato: HIV  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-96438-7
9786611964382
0-8261-9769-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910782885003321
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