Comprehensive Textbook of AIDS PsychiatryMary Ann Cohen, Jack M. Gorman 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, medical, and social dimensions of HIV and AIDS. Drawing on clinical experience as well as evidence-based medicine, this textbook provides a basic understanding of the comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions that cause distress, morbidity, and mortality in persons with HIV and AIDS, while at the same time examining the epidemic from the viewpoints of public health and public policy experts. |
Contents
Comprehensive AIDS Psychiatric Assessment | 59 |
Psychiatric Disorders and HIV Infection | 83 |
Unique Psychiatric Manifestations of HIV Infection | 151 |
Neuropathologic Manifestations of HIV Infection | 205 |
Risk Behaviors HIV Transmission and Adherence | 267 |
AIDS Psychiatry through the Life Cycle | 305 |
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