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This book is an immersion into the experience of AIDS, loss and the impact of HIV on the mourning process. It presents a reconstruction of the general range of experiences of well and surviving partners of AIDS-infected partners from a study focusing on the well partner's perspective, from his first suspicion that his partner has AIDS, to caring for him, and through mourning his loss. These enlightening exchanges were then analyzed according to Grounded Theory method and organized by the components and the ties connecting them. The book emphasizes the integral role relationships and their loss play in individuals' perception of AIDS and HIV infection. There is a discussion of the phenomenon of anticipatory grief and mourning in light of advances in clinical theory. Reformulations of grief and mourning are presented in a self-psychological framework, offering insights into the complexity of the partners' experiences and providing a framework for clinical intervention. Psychotherapists and clinicians will find the information in this practical book relevant to their work with homosexuals and persons affected by AIDS and HIV. Students in social work and psychology should find the step-by-step approach through the long processes of terminal illness, death and mourning a useful education for their future work. For couples and surviving partners impacted by AIDS, their friends and families, this book aims to offer a framework for understanding and healing.

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