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- catalog abstract "The Guide to Living with HIV Infection is first and foremost a coping book - medically reliable, comprehensive, marvelously human. It is for all people affected by the diagnosis of HIV infection; for patients and caregivers, for families and friends. "The book is about how to live with HIV infection," the authors write, "that is, how to live as long and full and satisfying a life as possible." In this thoroughly revised and updated edition, John G. Bartlett, M.D., director of the Infectious Diseases Division at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and science writer Ann Finkbeiner offer straightforward advice to help people deal with the medical and emotional problems HIV infection presents: what to do when first diagnosed; how to prevent transmission; the physical and emotional effects of HIV infection; HIV-associated dementia; options for medical care; financial and legal concerns; and what to do when feeling sick - and when. feeling well. New to this edition are detailed discussions of the effectiveness, availability, and side effects of new drugs; HIV and women; recent data on CD4 cell counts; updated information on the transmission of HIV; revised definitions of the stages of infection; the new form of tuberculosis; and the facts about opportunistic infections.".
- catalog contributor b4898115.
- catalog contributor b4898116.
- catalog contributor b4898117.
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "Prologue / Jody Maier -- 1. When First Diagnosed: Understanding and Communicating about HIV -- 2. Preventing Transmission of HIV Infection: Understanding How HIV Is Spread -- 3. HIV Infection and Its Effects on the Body -- 4. HIV Infection and Its Effects on the Emotions -- 5. HIV Infection and Its Effects on Interpersonal Relations -- 6. What to Do When: Guidelines for Medical Care -- 7. HIV-Associated Dementia: HIV and the Central Nervous System -- 8. Options for Medical Care: Medical Personnel and Procedures -- 9. Medical Treatments: The Range of Available Therapies -- 10. Practical Matters: Making Legal, Financial, and Medical Decisions -- 11. On Dying: Preparing for and Accepting Death -- 12. On Living: Tactics for Preserving Mental Health -- Resources: Where to Go for Help -- Understanding Tests for HIV.".
- catalog description "The Guide to Living with HIV Infection is first and foremost a coping book - medically reliable, comprehensive, marvelously human. It is for all people affected by the diagnosis of HIV infection; for patients and caregivers, for families and friends. "The book is about how to live with HIV infection," the authors write, "that is, how to live as long and full and satisfying a life as possible." In this thoroughly revised and updated edition, John G. Bartlett, M.D.,".
- catalog description "director of the Infectious Diseases Division at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and science writer Ann Finkbeiner offer straightforward advice to help people deal with the medical and emotional problems HIV infection presents: what to do when first diagnosed; how to prevent transmission; the physical and emotional effects of HIV infection; HIV-associated dementia; options for medical care; financial and legal concerns; and what to do when feeling sick - and when.".
- catalog description "feeling well. New to this edition are detailed discussions of the effectiveness, availability, and side effects of new drugs; HIV and women; recent data on CD4 cell counts; updated information on the transmission of HIV; revised definitions of the stages of infection; the new form of tuberculosis; and the facts about opportunistic infections.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 356 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Guide to living with HIV infection.".
- catalog identifier "0801846633 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog identifier "0801846641 (acid-free paper : pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Guide to living with HIV infection.".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog relation "Guide to living with HIV infection.".
- catalog subject "362.1/969792 20".
- catalog subject "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.".
- catalog subject "Attitude to Health handbooks.".
- catalog subject "Attitude to Health.".
- catalog subject "HIV Infections psychology handbooks.".
- catalog subject "HIV Infections psychology.".
- catalog subject "HIV Infections.".
- catalog subject "HIV infections Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog subject "HIV infections Psychological aspects Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog subject "HIV-positive persons Rehabilitation Handbooks, manuals, etc.".
- catalog subject "RC607.A26 B376 1993".
- catalog subject "Self Care handbooks.".
- catalog subject "Self Care.".
- catalog subject "WD 308 B289g 1993".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prologue / Jody Maier -- 1. When First Diagnosed: Understanding and Communicating about HIV -- 2. Preventing Transmission of HIV Infection: Understanding How HIV Is Spread -- 3. HIV Infection and Its Effects on the Body -- 4. HIV Infection and Its Effects on the Emotions -- 5. HIV Infection and Its Effects on Interpersonal Relations -- 6. What to Do When: Guidelines for Medical Care -- 7. HIV-Associated Dementia: HIV and the Central Nervous System -- 8. Options for Medical Care: Medical Personnel and Procedures -- 9. Medical Treatments: The Range of Available Therapies -- 10. Practical Matters: Making Legal, Financial, and Medical Decisions -- 11. On Dying: Preparing for and Accepting Death -- 12. On Living: Tactics for Preserving Mental Health -- Resources: Where to Go for Help -- Understanding Tests for HIV.".
- catalog title "The guide to living with HIV infection : developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic / John G. Bartlett, Ann K. Finkbeiner.".
- catalog type "Handbooks, manuals, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".