{"product_id":"psychosocial-perspectives-on-aids-9781138984189","title":"Psychosocial Perspectives on Aids","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAIDS and the virus that causes it have challenged the world''s scientists, health care systems, and public health policies as much or more than any medical problem in recorded history. Perhaps this is so because this particular infirmity constitutes more than a merely medical problem: it is enmeshed in psychological, social, cultural, political, and economic contexts. This book examines the need for pragmatic and research-based suggestions on how to address some important problems related to these contexts. Although much basic research in virology and immunology can be accomplished within the biomedical domain, biobehavioral disciplines such as behavioral medicine offer more opportunities for the comprehensive approach necessary to confront the AIDS\/HIV problem. The editors of this groundbreaking volume suggest that the very nature of this constantly evolving problem encourages an approach to research and intervention\/prevention efforts that emphasizes flexibility of  response to chang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...an important contribution to our understanding of the complex biopsychosocial and sexual aspects of human immunodeficiency virus and its related symptoms and diseases.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchives of Sexual Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The complexity of preventing and treating HIV disease requires a biopsychosocial perspective based on collaboration among investigators, practitioners, program designers and evaluators, policy makers and consumers. This volume is a solid step toward building such an effort.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...a good compilation of the existing literature on the psychosocial aspects of AIDS. Appropriate for undergraduate and graduate collections.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents: A. Baum, L. Temoshok,\u003c\/b\u003e Psychosocial Aspects of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. \u003cb\u003eD.L. Rugg, M.F. Hovell, L.R. Franzini,\u003c\/b\u003e Behavioral Science and Public Health Perspectives: Combining Paradigms for the Prevention and Control of AIDS. \u003cb\u003eD.C. Des Jarlais, S.R. Friedman,\u003c\/b\u003e Target Groups for Preventing AIDS Among Intravenous Drug Users. \u003cb\u003eR.J. DiClemente,\u003c\/b\u003e Adolescents and AIDS: Current Research, Prevention Strategies and Policy Implications. \u003cb\u003eJ.G. Joseph, S.B. Montgomery, D.C. Ostrow, J.P. Kirscht, R.C. Kessler, J. Phair, J. Chimel,\u003c\/b\u003e Assessing the Costs and Benefits of an Increased Sense of Vulnerability to AIDS in a Cohort of Gay Men. \u003cb\u003eL.J. Bauman, K. Siegel,\u003c\/b\u003e Mispercepton Among Gay Men of the Risk for AIDS Associated With Their Sexual Behavior. \u003cb\u003eT.J. Coates, R.D. Stall, C.C. Hoff,\u003c\/b\u003e Changes in Sexual Behavior Among Gay and Bisexual Men Since the Beginning of the AIDS Epidemic. \u003cb\u003eK. Straits, L. Temoshok, J. Zich,\u003c\/b\u003e A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Psychosocial Responses to Having AIDS and Related Conditions in London and San Francisco. \u003cb\u003eP.G. Bourne,\u003c\/b\u003e The Behavioral Aspects of AIDS: An International Perspective. \u003cb\u003eS. Namir, D.L. Wolcott, F.I. Fawzy, M.J. Alumbaugh,\u003c\/b\u003e Implications of Different Strategies for Coping with AIDS. \u003cb\u003eJ.M. Moulton, D.M. Sweet, L. Temoshok,\u003c\/b\u003e Understanding Attributions and Health Behavior Changes in AIDS and ARC: Implications and Interventions. \u003cb\u003eJ. Zich, L. Temoshok,\u003c\/b\u003e Perceptions of Social Support, Distress and Hopelessness in Men With AIDS and ARC: Clinical Implications. \u003cb\u003eS. Tross,\u003c\/b\u003e Neuropsychological Impairment in AIDS. \u003cb\u003eG.F. Solomon, L. Temoshok,\u003c\/b\u003e A Psychoneuroimmunologic Perspective on AIDS Research: Questions, Preliminary Findings, and Suggestions. \u003cb\u003eA. LaPerriere, N. Schneiderman, M.H. Antoni, M.A. Fletcher,\u003c\/b\u003e Aerobic Exercise Training and Psychoneuroimmunology in AIDS Research. \u003cb\u003eL. O'Donnell, C.R. O'Donnell, J.H. Pleck, J. Snarey, R.M. Rose,\u003c\/b\u003e Psychosocial Responses of Hospital Workers to AIDS. \u003cb\u003eD. Miller,\u003c\/b\u003e The Worried Well: Phenomenology, Predictors of Psychological Vulnerability, and Suggestions for Management.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151247044951,"sku":"9781138984189","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138984189.jpg?v=1762960568","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/psychosocial-perspectives-on-aids-9781138984189","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}