HIV Affected and Vulnerable Youth : Prevention Issues and Approaches

ISBN-13: 9780789008251 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 170 str.

Susan Taylor-Brown; Alejandro Garcia

Opis

Written for researchers and mental health professionals, this important book explores the needs and issues of HIV-affected children and provides recommendations for dealing with this disease in conjunction with poverty, drug abuse, and racism, as well as the challenges that accompany adolescence. Featuring research studies, methodologies, and firsthand experiences, HIV Affected and Vulnerable Youth: Prevention Issues and Approaches enables you to help children cope with HIV and assist families in emotionally supporting their children.

Spis treści

Contents Foreword (Susan Taylor-Brown and Alejandro Garcia)

• Introduction (Gary A. Lloyd)
• My Brother (Lauren Wall)
• The Courage of a Woman (Lynette Logan)
• When I Think of AIDS (Takiya S. McClain)
• Longitudinal Study of Psychological Distress Symptoms in HIV-Infected, School-Aged Children (Lori Wiener, Haven Battles, and Kristin A. Riekert)
• A Troubled Present, an Uncertain Future: Well Adolescents in Families with AIDS (Barbara H. Draimin, Jan Hudis, José Segura, and Amy Shire)
• The Impact of Targeted Prevention Programs for Adolescents at High Risk for HIV Transmission (Kelly Ward and Judith Waters)
• Minors’ Rights and HIV: Prevention, Testing and Treatment (Thera M. Meehan and Kevin Cranston)
• In the Best Interest of the Child: Maintaining Family Integrity Among HIV-Positive Mothers, Children, and Adolescents (Dorie J. Gilbert)
• Mothers with AIDS: Coping, Support, and Ability to Plan for Their Children (Sally Mason and Wynne Korr)
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Garcia, Alejandro; Taylor-Brown, Susan