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In this nation, in this decade, there is only one way to deal with an individual who is sick-with dignity, with compassion, care and confidentiality, and without discrimi­ nation. Statement made by President George Bush at the National Business Leadership Conference This book is about the care of sick human beings. It is about the heroic struggle of individuals with AIDS. It is about their daily coping in the workplace and at home; about economic problems, the loss of friendship and family support, and physical and emotional pain. But it is also about empowering them to deal with their disease, viewing them not as victims but as warriors, vital and active par­ ticipants in their battle against AIDS. This book is also about the social context in which HIV-infected persons and people with AIDS live. It is about how we must learn to deal with sickness in more compassionate and humanitarian ways and what we yet need to learn. It touches on the health care system that confronts those who are ill, on programs of prevention and education, and on the personal implications of broader national and local policies.

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Author:   P.I. Ahmed
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1992 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.320kg
ISBN:  

9780306438516

ISBN 10:   0306438518
Pages:   274
Publication Date:   31 January 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I. Coping with Aids.- 1 Living with AIDS: An Overview.- 2 AIDS Care Providers and the Medical Care System: Ethical and Legal Issues.- II. Aids, Families, and Adolescents.- 3 Adolescents and AIDS: Coping Issues.- 4 Mothers with AIDS.- 5 Psychotherapy of the HIV-Positive Patient and Family: An Integrated Approach.- III. Living with Aids.- 6 Coping Processes and Strategies and Personal Resources among Persons with HIV-Spectrum Disease.- 7 Workplace Issues and Strategies Concerning HIV.- 8 Coping with AIDS and Substance Abuse.- IV. Dying with Aids.- 9 Dying with AIDS.- 10 Living with AIDS: Surviving Grief.- 11 A Personal Perspective on Living and Dying with AIDS.- V. Aids and Special Groups.- 12 Coping with HIV Disease in the Army.- 13 The Impact of HIV on Minority Populations.- 14 Coping with AIDS in Hemophilia.

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