| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
AIDS prevention and mental health |
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The language of science |
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AIDS prevention and mental health.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1. Epidemiology, Manifestations, and Treatment of HIV Infection in Women -- The Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Women -- Manifestations of HIV Infection in Women -- Health Care Issues for Women with HIV Infection -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2. Psychosocial Stress and Adaptation Processes for Women Coping with HIV/AIDS -- Women, Gay Men, and HIV -- The Psychosocial Context of HIV in Women's Lives -- Women Coping with Illness -- Women Confronting HIV Infection -- Studies of Stress, Coping, Social Support. and Adaptation -- Future Research and Treatment Priorities -- References -- Chapter 3. Intervening with Adolescent Girls Living with HIV -- Epidemiology -- Identification of HIV+ Youths -- Adaptation to Living with HIV -- Intervention Context and Components -- Content of the Intervention -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4. Drug-Using Women and HIV: Access to Care and Treatment Issues -- Introduction -- HRSA/NIDA Study -- Overcoming Barriers to Care -- Current Research Priorities -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5. "Selective Kin": Defining the Caregivers and Families of Children with HIV Disease -- Introduction -- Selective Kin -- Family Studies Project -- Factors Influencing "Selective Kin" Structures -- Discussion -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6. Clinical and Psychosocial Issues of Women with HIV/AIDS -- Safe-Sex Behavior for Women -- Lesbians Can Get AIDS? -- Denial about Women and AIDS -- Cultural and Ethnospecific Factors -- Women as Caregivers -- Treatment Goals -- Treatment across the HIV Spectrum -- General Considerations in Treatment of HIV Patients -- Treatment Goals over the Course of HIV Disease -- Rational Suicide -- Rewards of This Work -- References -- Chapter 7. Women's Reproductive Decisions in the Context of HIV Infection -- Women, Children, and HIV -- HIV Serostatus and Reproductive Behavior -- Social-Psychological Factors and Reproductive Decisions in the Context of HIV -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 8. The Design, Participants, and Selected Early Findings of the HIV Epidemiology Research (HER) Study: A Prospective Cohort Study of the Impact of HIV Infection on the Health of American Women . -- Introduction -- Recruitment -- Core Visit Protocols -- Sample Characteristics and Early Findings -- Future Plans -- Discussion -- References -- Chapter 9. For Whose Benefit? Women and AIDS Public Policy -- HIV Prevention -- HIV Counseling and Testing -- Access to Care -- Women's Inclusion in Research -- Conclusion -- References -- About the Authors |
| Analysis |
Samfundsvidenskab Sociologi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
AIDS (Disease) in women.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Jemmott, Loretta Sweet.
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O'Leary, Ann.
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| LC no. |
96032542 |
| ISBN |
0306452588 (Cloth) |
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030647140X (electronic bk.) |
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6610206945 |
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9780306452581 (Cloth) |
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9780306471407 (electronic bk.) |
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9786610206940 |
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