The AIDS Health Crisis: Psychological and Social Interventions

by Jeffrey A. Kelly and Janet S. St. Lawrence

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) poses a health threat unparalleled in modem times. Identified just a few years ago, AIDS and the human inunlmodeficiency virus (IDV) responsible for it affect millions of persons worldwide. AIDS has already become the leading cause of death among persons under 40 in some large American cities. From the beginning. it has been evident that AIDS carries unique psychological and social ramifications. In spite...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306428962
• ISBN13: 9780306428968
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 222 Pages