Women and AIDS Coping and Care

Although women were understudied in the early years of the epidemic, research and practice devoted to understanding and ameliorating the effects of the AIDS epidemic have begun in recent years. Women and AIDS is the first comprehensive exploration of the medical and psychosocial concerns and issues...

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Other Authors: O'Leary, PhD, Ann (Editor), Jemmott, Loretta Sweet (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Series:Aids Prevention and Mental Health
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Epidemiology, Manifestations, and Treatment of HIV Infection in Women
  • Psychosocial Stress and Adaptation Processes for Women Coping with HIV/AIDS
  • Intervening with Adolescent Girls Living with HIV
  • Drug-Using Women and HIV
  • “Selective Kin”
  • Clinical and Psychosocial Issues of Women with HIV/AIDS
  • Women’s Reproductive Decisions in the Context of HIV Infection
  • The Design, Participants, and Selected Early Findings of the HIV Epidemiology Research (HER) Study
  • For Whose Benefit? Women and AIDS Public Policy