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16%OFFGlenn J. Treisman - The Psychiatry of AIDS: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment - 9780801880063 - V9780801880063
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The Psychiatry of AIDS: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

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Description for The Psychiatry of AIDS: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment Paperback. The cases are rich and engaging, and convey to the reader the intense disorder that can affect the lives of patients. Num Pages: 236 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCJ2; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
HIV/AIDS has become a psychiatric epidemic. The disease causes or exacerbates such psychiatric disorders as depression, dementia, schizophrenia, and bipolar disease. At the same time, the presence of a psychiatric disorder can lead to increased risk for HIV infection and worsen the prognosis of patients once they are infected. Dr. Glenn J. Treisman, who has been described as the "father of AIDS psychiatry," describes the relationship between psychiatric disorders and HIV/AIDS and demonstrates the ways in which effective recognition and treatment of mental disorders can increase a patient's ability to obtain better treatment, improve compliance with medical regimens, and reduce ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801880063
SKU
V9780801880063
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About Glenn J. Treisman
Glenn J. Treisman, M.D., Ph.D., is the director of AIDS Psychiatry Services at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and an associate professor of medicine and psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Andrew F. Angelino, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Reviews for The Psychiatry of AIDS: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
A wonderful addition to not only the HIV treatment and management literature but also to psychiatry and primary care as a model of dealing with co-morbid chronic mental and medical illness. Drs. Treisman and Angelino have a refreshing and forward-looking view of psychiatry and the importance of its contribution to the overall care of patients.
John Claro Onate, BS, ... Read more

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