HIV Mental Health for the 21st Century / / Mark G. Winiarski.

• HerausgeberIn: Winiarski, Mark G.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1997]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (394 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

As we approach the 21st century, we also approach the third decade of the AIDS epidemic. Mental health care providers must face the crucial fact that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the condition it causes, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the leading cause of death among Americans aged 25-44 years. HIV Mental Health for the 21st Century provides a roadmap for mental health professionals who seek to develop new strategies aimed at increasing the longevity and quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as at controlling the future spread of the disease. Divided into five sections, this volume covers basic concepts in HIV/AIDS mental health; specialized aspects of HIV/AIDS clinical care; models of clinical care; program evaluation; and HIV mental health policy and programs. Chapters treat issues such as feelings of caregivers, the role of spirituality in mental health care, rural practice, mental health home care, and working with children.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Understanding HIV/AIDS Using the Biopsychosocial/ Spiritual Model -- 2. Psychotherapy and Counseling: Bending the Frame -- 3. Countertransference Issues in HIV-Related Psychotherapy -- 4. Spirituality -- 5. Grief and Loss in HIV/AIDS Work -- 6. Cross-Cultural Mental Health Care -- 7. The Role of Psychiatry in HIV Care -- 8. Secondary Prevention: Working with People with HIV to Prevent Transmission to Others -- 9. Psychoeducational Group Work for Persons with AIDS Dementia Complex -- 10. Rural Practice -- 11. Mental Health Issues of HIV-Negative Gay Men -- 12. Working with and for Children -- 13. HIV Mental Health Services Integrated with Medical Care -- 14. Delivering Mental Health Services to the Home -- 15. Case Management: Coordination of Service Delivery for HIV-infected Individuals -- 16. A Comprehensive Center for Women with HIV -- 17. How Do We Know It Works? Quantitative Evaluation -- 18. Qualitative Approaches to Evaluation -- 19. HIV/AIDS Mental Health Care: Politics, Public Policy, and Funding Decisions -- Afterword: New Treatments, New Hopes, and New Uncertainties -- Appendix A: Medical Primer -- Appendix B: Resources — Obtaining HIV/AIDS Information Fast -- Contributors -- Index