AIDS and People with Severe Mental Illness

AIDS and People with Severe Mental Illness
Author: Francine Cournos
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780300067576

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While HIV spreads among people with severe mental illness for the same reasons it does in the general population, there are specific ways in which mental illness is associated with elevated HIV risk. Every mental health institution programme now has to deal with the consequences of increased HIV rates. AIDS and People with Severe Mental Illness covers the range of information for those who deal with these patients: epidemiological, medical, psychological, legal, ethical and policy issues are all examined by authorities in those areas.