Psychiatric aspects of HIV/AIDS
By: [edited by] Francisco Fernandez, Pedro Ruiz.
Contributors: Fernandez, Francisco, 1951-; Ruiz, Pedro, 1936-
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9781582557137
Subjects: AIDS (Disease) -- Psychological aspects.; HIV infections -- Psychological aspects.; HIV Infections -- psychology.; HIV Infections -- complications.; Mental Disorders -- complications.
Description: Focuses on psychiatric issues associated with HIV/AIDS and provides clinicians with a basic understanding of epidemiology, virology, transmission, and medical treatments inclusive of occupational exposures. Psychosocial, spiritual, and sociocultural aspects of HIV/AIDS are covered, describing implications of HIV/AIDS for minority groups.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Epidemiology / Margarita Alegría ... [et al.]; title: Virology, immunology, transmission, and disease stage / Karl Goodkin; title: Medical treatment and occupational exposure / Ellen A.B. Morrison, Jon A. Levenso; title: Psychiatric assessment / María Fernanda Gómez, Mary Alice O'Dowd; title: Psychological and neuropsychological testing / Joel K. Levy; title: Electrophysiology and brain mapping / Harold W. Goforth, Lukasz M. Konopka; title: Psychological reactions / Vicenzio Holder-Perkins, Jeffrey S. Akman; title: Stress-distress spectrum and adjustment disorders / Dimitri D. Markov, Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, Howard Field; title: Anxiety disorders / Annette M. Matthews, Manuel Trujillo; title: Mood disorders / Pedro Ruiz; title: Personality disorders / Khenu Singh, Herb Ochitill; title: Cognitive disorders / Angela M. McBride, Francisco Fernandez; title: Psychotic disorders / Ewald Horwath, Francine Cournos; title: Substance use disorders / Stephen J. Ferrando, Steven L. Batki; title: Sleep disorders / Carlos A. Santana, Francisco Fernandez; title: Psychotropic drug interactions with antiretroviral medications / Philip A. Bialer, Kyle S. Kato, Vassilios Latoussakis; title: Pain syndromes / William Breitbart; title: Sexually transmitted infections / Angela L. Stotts ... [et al.]; title: Psychiatric comorbidities in medically ill patients with HIV/AIDS / Stephen J. Ferrando, Constantine G. Lyketsos; title: HIV/AIDS among Hispanic Americans / Pedro Ruiz, Frank Fernandez; title: HIV/AIDS among African Americans / William B. Lawson, Janice G. Hutchinson, Dianne L. Reynolds; title: HIV/AIDS among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans / Lynette J. Menezes, Todd Wills, Karina D'Souza; title: HIV/AIDS among American Indians and Alaska natives / Carol E. Kaufman ... [et al.]; title: HIV/AIDS among neonates and infant / Andrea Stolar, Johanna Goldfarb; title: HIV/AIDS among children and adolescents / Andres J. Pumariega, Margaret A. Shugart, JoAnne B. Pumariega; title: HIV/AIDS among older adults / Maria D. Llorente, Julie E. Malphurs; title: HIV/AIDS among women / Isabel T. Lagomasino, Gustavo Rodriguez; title: HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men / Milton L. Wainberg, Kenneth B. Ashley; title: HIV/AIDS among women who have sex with women / Alison R. Jones, Cynthia L. Hoyler; title: HIV/AIDS among the homeless / Jacqueline Maus Feldman, Stephen M. Goldfinger; title: HIV/AIDS among prisoners / Wade C. Myers ... [et al.]; title: HIV/AIDS and the patient's family / James L. Griffith, Michael Golder; title: Ethical, forensic, and legal considerations / James Satriano; title: Religious and spiritual considerations / Daniel W. Hicks, Francis G. Lu; title: Psychotherapeutic strategies / Claire Zilber; title: Complementary and holistic medicine / Janet Konefal, Jessica Lillisand; title: Biopsychosocial aspects / Cheryl Gore-Felton, Cheryl Koopman, David Spiegel; title: Suicide and end-of-life care / Mary Ann Cohen; title: Prevention and education strategies / Michael D. Knox, Tiffany Chenneville; title: Physician assisted suicide and voluntary euthansia / Marshall Forstein.