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- Inverse association of natural mentoring relationship with distress mental health in children orphaned by AIDS. Onuoha, Francis N.; Munakata, Tsunetsugu // BMC Psychiatry;2010, Vol. 10, Special section p1
Background: The magnitude of the AIDS-orphaned children crisis in sub-Saharan Africa has so overstretched the resource of most families that the collapse of fostering in the sub-region seems imminent (UNICEF, 2003), fueling the need for a complementary/alternative care. This paper examines the...
- The Other AIDS Research. Helquist, Michael // Advocate;9/16/86, Issue 455, p21
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- Staying on the Roller Coaster with Clients: Implications of the New HIV/AIDS Medical Treatments for Counseling. Britton, Paula J. // Journal of Mental Health Counseling;Jan2000, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p85
There have been dramatic improvements in the medical treatment of persons with HIV/A IDS. This article provides an overview of the new medical treatments, highlights some of the salient psychosocial issues that impact both clients and counselors, discusses common counselor responses, and...
- UK population most distressed in Europe. // Healthcare Counselling & Psychotherapy Journal;Jul2008, Vol. 8 Issue 3, p2
The article focuses on a study according to which, the prevalence of common mental disorders in general practice attendees varies strikingly across Europe. The PREDICT study was conducted by researcher Michael King, and colleagues. Spain and Great Britain had the highest prevalence for all...
- An Intervention for Parents With AIDS and Their Adolescent Children. Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane; Lee, Martha B.; Gwadz, Marya; Draimin, Barbara // American Journal of Public Health;Aug2001, Vol. 91 Issue 8, p1294
Conclusions. Interventions can reduce the long-term impact of parents' HIV status on themselves and their children. (Am J Public Health. 2001;91:1294-1302)
- New York City HIV superbug: fear or fear not? Smith, Stephen M. // Retrovirology;2005, Vol. 2, p1
On February 11, 2005, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced that a city resident had recently been infected with a multi-drug resistant form of HIV and rapidly progressed to AIDS. The Health Commissioner, Thomas R. Frieden, called for increased vigilance against...
- Ten principles proposed as policy guidelines for mental health intervention research and mental... Collins, Barry E.; Reed, Geoffrey M. // Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal;Apr94, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p83
Discusses ten principles that serve as criteria for the evaluation and quality assurance of mental health services for Persons Living with HIV/AIDs (PWAs). Communities that must collaborate for evaluation activities; Concrete measures and conceptualizations of the outcomes of a service delivery...
- (AIDS/MENTAL HEALTH) Organization Supports Programs up to $20K. // Community Health Funding Week;12/3/2010, Vol. 10 Issue 24, p15
The article offers information on the grant offered by the Ittleson Foundation to support organizations focusing on AIDS and mental health in the U.S. It states that the foundation focuses on prevention of AIDS and mental health consequences of the disease. In the mental health area the...
- Frontiers in care: a case of compulsory treatment in AIDS dementia. Case study and commentaries. Higgs, Roger; Pinching, Anthony J. // Journal of Medical Ethics;Feb2000, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p61
A patient with AIDS dementia was confronted and compulsorily prevented from flying out of the country before being admitted against his will to hospital. While finding this on balance justified in the circumstances the commentators raise moral questions about the levels of care in general...
