HIV and Psychiatry

This new edition of HIV and Psychiatry is fully revised and brings together a strong, international team of experts to create the most up-to-date handbook for mental health professionals dealing with HIV-infected and HIV-affected people. HIV care has become more complex, involving increasingly successful treatments with combinations of antiretrovirals from different classes. Patients now live longer, making the need for effective psychiatric care greater than ever to ensure good adherence to drug treatments and the best possible quality of life. Using case studies throughout, this training manual addresses all of the issues involved in caring for HIV and AIDS patients in order to help clinicians provide the best, state-of-the-art care for these individuals.

• Completely revised edition with an international authorship • Accessible, practical teaching resource for mental health professionals dealing with HIV-infected people • Case-based and completely up to date

Introduction Kenneth Citron, Marie-Josée Brouillette and Alexandra Beckett; 1. Medical overview Lori A. Panther and Howard Libman; 2. Cognitive disorders in people living with HIV disease Julie D Maggi, Sean B Rourke and Mark Halman; 3. General principles of pharmacotherapy for the patient with HIV infection Sanjay M. Sharma, J. Stephen McDaniel and Nancy L. Sheehan; 4. Mood disorders and psychosis in HIV Andrea Stolar, Glenn Catalano, Sheryl M. Hakala, Robert P. Bright and Francisco Fernandez; 5. Suicidal behaviour and HIV infection Jose Catalan; 6. Anxiety disorders and HIV disease Andrew C. Blalock, Sanjay M. Sharma and J. Stephen McDaniel; 7. General issues in hospital HIV psychiatry Thomas N. Kerrihard and William Breitbart; 8. HIV and people with serious and persistent mental illness Karen McKinnon, Francine Cournos, Richard Herman and Stephanie Le Melle; 9. Psychotherapy Peter DeRoche and Kenneth Citron; 10. HIV and substance use disorders Fabrizio Starace, Annunziata Ciafrone and Giuseppe Nardini; 11. Psychiatric issues in pediatric HIV/AIDS Kevin J. Lourie, Maryland Pao, Larry K. Brown and Heather Hunter; 12. Uninfected children of parents with HIV Cynthia J. Telingator; 13. Psychological issues faced by gay men Peter E. Kassel and Stephen Knowlton; 14. Women and HIV Lorraine Sherr; 15. Couples Barbara Hedge; 16-A HIV and cultural diversity Cecile Rousseau; 16-B African Americans Kenneth Ashley; 16-C Latinos and HIV disease Frank Hector Galvan; 16-D One heart, two spirit, and beyond: HIV and the people of the first nations Terry Tafoya; 17. HIV in prison populations Cassandra F. Newkirk, Kimberly R. Jacob Arriola and Ronald L. Braithwaite; 18. Legal and ethical issues Marie-Josée Brouillette and David J. Roy; 19. Psychiatrist as caregiver Thomas N. Kerrihard; Index.

\'… this edition brings together a remarkable world perspective and the authors provide information that is current and relevant worldwide.\' Doody\'s Book Review Service

\'I find the book to be a valuable resource for people working with AIDS and psychiatric patients. It not only provides a wealth of information, but simple and clear guidelines to facilitate and provide care for the patient.\' Saudi Medical Journal

\'This will not only be a reference book for the psychiatrist who is already involved in treating persons with HIV, but will also be invaluable for the person who is considering becoming involved for the first time in adding psychiatric experience and expertise to this growing worldwide disease.\' The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry