Working with Families in the Era of HIV/AIDS
Contributors: Willo Pequegnat (Editor); Jose Szapocznik (Editor)
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: May 31, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780761922179
Subjects: AIDS: social aspects; Nursing & Ancillary Services; Preventive Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Applied Psychology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Prevention; Patients; AIDS & HIV; Family & Relationships / General; AIDS (Disease); Family relationships; HIV infections
First sentence: Although the role of families in caring for its sick members is as old as humankind, only in recent years have researchers, health professionals, and family practitioners recognized the important role of the family in disease prevention and health promotion (Anderson &amp; Bury, 1988; Cohen &amp; Wills, 1985; Kazak, 1989).