HIV/AIDS and older adults : challenges for individuals, families, and communities / Charles A. Emlet, editor.

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Emlet, Charles A

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780826197696
0826197698
9780826144959
0826144950
1281964387
9781281964380
9786611964382
661196438X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: HIV/AIDS and older adults.DDC classification:

618.97/69792 22

LOC classification:

RA643.83 .H573 2004eb

NLM classification:

WC 503.7

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Contents:

Assessing the progress and promise of research on midlife and older adults and HIV/AIDS / Diane Zablotsky and Michael Kennedy -- Prevention of HIV disease in older adults / Janice E. Nichols -- Depressive symptoms in older adults living with HIV disease: application of the chronic illness quality of life model / Timothy G. Heckman, Arlene Kochman, and Kathleen J. Sikkema -- HIV-associated dementia and aging / Victor G. Valcour and Ned Sacktor -- Mental health dimensions of HIV/AIDS in women over 50 / Kathleen M. Tangenberg -- Service priorities, use, and needs: views of older and younger consumers living with HIV/AIDS / Charles A. Emlet and James P. Berghuis -- Nursing home experiences of older African Americans with HIV/AIDS: issue for future research / Emily J. Fox-Hill, Deborah V. Gibson, and Veroncia F. Engle -- "It don't matter what people say as long as I love you": experiencing stigma when raising an HIV-infected grandchild / Cynthia Cannon Poindexter -- Older adults, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS: preparing for the future crisis / James M. Topolski [and others] -- Sustaining a coalition: a case study of the New York Association on HIV over Fifty / Kathleen M. Nokes.

Summary: Annotation There are many ways in which HIV/AIDS can affect older adults. The chapters focus on the variety of HIV/AIDS problems faced at the individual, family, and community levels. Topics examined include demographics and epidemiological aspects of HIV disease with this population, prevention of HIV disease, issues impacting individuals in a medical, psychological, and social context, and service needs. Originally explored in a special issue of the Journal of Mental Health and Aging, this volume contains new chapters on demographics, HIV prevention and education, and effective coalition building among systems of care.

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Annotation There are many ways in which HIV/AIDS can affect older adults. The chapters focus on the variety of HIV/AIDS problems faced at the individual, family, and community levels. Topics examined include demographics and epidemiological aspects of HIV disease with this population, prevention of HIV disease, issues impacting individuals in a medical, psychological, and social context, and service needs. Originally explored in a special issue of the Journal of Mental Health and Aging, this volume contains new chapters on demographics, HIV prevention and education, and effective coalition building among systems of care.

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