1st Edition

Psychotherapy And AIDS The Human Dimension

By Lucy A. Wicks Copyright 1997
    290 Pages
    by Taylor & Francis

    290 Pages
    by Taylor & Francis

    Psychological treatments seek to support changes in patients's lives. Normally, they get better and move on with their lives. The time line is often different in dealing with the medically ill, including those with HIV. While making progress psychologically, patients may become more physically dependent. Divided into 3 parts, this book presents information and clinical material in a range of topics to support psychologically informed treatment of individuals who are HIV-positive. Each chapter proposes techniques and methods to address different concerns commonly encountered with this population. In addition, case studies are provided throughout.

    Part One Introducing the Issues: HIV Treatment Specialization; Chapter 1 HIV and Psychotherapy in an Urban Medical Center: An Introduction, Lucy A. Wicks; Chapter 2 General Principles of HIV Psychopharmacology, Carlos Almeida, John Sahs; Chapter 3 Understanding Neuropsychiatric and Psychological Symptoms in the Context of HIV Illness, John Budin; Chapter 4 Support Groups and Psychotherapy Groups for HIV: Toward an Integrated Model, Clayton Guthrie; Part Two Family, Children, and Couples: Exploring Therapy for Home Life; Chapter 5 Mental Health Treatment of Children and Families Affected by HIV/AIDS, Jennifer F. Havens, Claude Ann Mellins, Sheila Ryan; Chapter 6 Family Therapy with HIV/AIDS-Affected Families, Laura Epstein Rosen, Claude Ann Mellins, Sheila Ryan, Jennifer F. Havens; Chapter 7 Psychotherapy with HIV-Affected Adolescents, Sheila Ryan, Jennifer F. Havens, Claude Ann Mellins; Chapter 8 Couples of Mixed HIV Status: Challenges and Strategies for Intervention with Couples, Robert H. Remien; Part Three Specialized Populations and Treatment Issues; Chapter 9 Psychotherapy with Substance-Abusing Inner City HIV-Positive Patients, Joan E. Storey; Chapter 10 Group Psychotherapy for Mentally Ill Chemically Abusing Patients with HIV/AIDS, Linda Jaffe Caplan; Chapter 11 HIV and the Traditional Latino Woman, Ivan C Balan; Chapter 12 Stranger in a Strange Land: The Psychologist on the AIDS Unit, Maria R. Derevenco; Chapter 13 Beyond Science: Miracles, Miracle Cures, and AIDS—The Role of the Psychotherapist, George V. Gushue; Chapter 14 Conclusion, Lucy A. Wicks;

    Biography

    Lucy A. Wicks