HIV Care: A Comprehensive Handbook for Providers [Hardcover]

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.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.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