HIV Care: A Comprehensive Handbook for Providers

by Laurie J. Andrews, Laurie B. Novick

Overview

This comprehensive handbook provides the latest information on HIV care, with an emphasis on the provider-patient partnership and the need to view HIV patients holistically. It will become an essential guide for any health care professional working with patients who are HIV positive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803970830
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/10/1995
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

HIV Guidelines Philosophy Statement
HIV Counseling and Testing
Working with Chemically Dependent Patients
Working with 'Noncompliant' Patients
Mental Health, Psychosocial, and Spiritual Issues
Medical Management
HIV Infection in Women
Gynecologic Management Guidelines
HIV Infection in Pregnant Patients
Management Guidelines
Experimental and Complementary Therapies
Guidelines for HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents or Those Suspected to be HIV Infected
Neuropsychological Manifestations of HIV Disease
Housing and Home Care
Financial Assistance
Legal Issues
Resources

Editorial Reviews

This new book is filled with practical guidelines for the comprehensive management of patients with HIV disease in the primary care setting. Between them, the authors have a wide range of expertise in the HIV/AIDS arena, and the book's contents reflect this breadth of experience. The purpose is provide guidelines as a resource to assist primary care providers in giving comprehensive, up-to-date, and supportive care to people with HIV disease. These guidelines generally take the form of outline lists of important features, clinical pearls, or practical tips. The areas covered range from working with the noncompliant patient to the medical management of particular problems, from spiritual issues to legal matters. Pocket guideline books exist for the medical management of patients with HIV infection, but the comprehensive approach makes this book unique. Targeted toward primary care providers, this book will be very useful to busy practitioners and students who may lack easily available references or resources for the comprehensive care of patients with HIV infection. The authors do a very credible job of synthesizing complex and constantly evolving material. The book includes useful sections on housing and home care, financial assistance, state laws, and local resources. One deficiency is a selected list of references for readers who would like more information. This book is a worthwhile addition to the burgeoning HIV/AIDS care literature for primary care providers. Uniquely comprehensive for its relatively small size, this book is filled with practical guidelines for the management of HIV disease and for meeting the needs of persons living with HIV.

Peter D. Friedmann