AIDS and People with Severe Mental Illness: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals

AIDS and People with Severe Mental Illness: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals
ISBN-10
0300067577
ISBN-13
9780300067576
Category
Medical
Pages
372
Language
English
Published
1996-01-01
Publisher
Yale University Press
Authors
Nick Bakalar, Nicholas Bakalar, Francine Cournos

Description

While HIV spreads among people with severe mental illness for the same reasons it does in the general population, there are specific ways in which mental illness is associated with elevated HIV risk. Every mental health institution programme now has to deal with the consequences of increased HIV rates. AIDS and People with Severe Mental Illness covers the range of information for those who deal with these patients: epidemiological, medical, psychological, legal, ethical and policy issues are all examined by authorities in those areas.

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