"This practical and state-of-the-art compAndium is a rich resourcethat should be a ?must read' for every health professional workingin the field of HIV.... The book is bound to instantaneously becomethe standard against which other books in the field will bejudged." (Michael Shernoff, editor of The Second Decade of AIDS: AMental Health Practice Handbook and Counseling Chemically DependentPeople with HIV Illness) ... Read more "This is a startling book which eloquently presents insight andguidance on all levels of counseling around HIV issues....Thorough, articulate, practical, and shows a depth of understandingwhich can only emerge at the confluence of excellent academia andextensive experience." (Lorraine Sherr, Churchill Fellow, RoyalFree Hospital School of Medicine, University College London MedicalSchool) "This volume is authored and compiled by some of the mostexperienced and thoughtful authorities in the field. In itsdetailed consideration of the behavioral aspects of thetransmission and the mental health consequences of HIV infection,this volume provides an invaluable and welcome resource." (RichardW. Price, chief, neurology service, San Francisco General Hospitaland professor of neurology, University of California San Francisco) Show Less