The family and HIV today : recent research and practice /

AIDS is not solely a medical issue but also has profound implications for social and family relationships. Traditionally when a person is ill, the family is seen to provide emotional, practical and social support. Experience has shown, however, that AIDS disrupts this conventional pattern of support...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bor, Robert, Elford, Jonathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : Cassell, 1998.
Temas:
HIV infections > Social aspects.
AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects.
Informed consent (Medical law)
HIV Infections > psychology
Family Relations
Social Support
Truth Disclosure
Infections à VIH > Aspect social.
Sida > Aspect social.
Consentement éclairé (Droit médical)
MEDICAL > AIDS & HIV.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > AIDS & HIV.
AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects
HIV infections > Social aspects
Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise.
Infections à VIH.
Famille.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:AIDS is not solely a medical issue but also has profound implications for social and family relationships. Traditionally when a person is ill, the family is seen to provide emotional, practical and social support. Experience has shown, however, that AIDS disrupts this conventional pattern of support. On the one hand AIDS, like any other serious illness, affects family members both from day to day and in the long term. What distinguishes AIDS from so many other illnesses is the associated social stigma and the fact that HIV may be transmissible, or may have been transmitted, within a relationsh.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiv, 279 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1847142532
9781847142535

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