Teenagers, HIV, and AIDS - Insights from Youths Living with the Virus (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

Who will want me now? It's a heart-wrenching question for teenagers infected with HIV. The number of HIV/AIDS-infected teenagers in the United States is increasing. Nearly 35,000 U.S. teenagers now have AIDS. Far more have been diagnosed with HIV, and an undetermined number have the virus and do not yet know. Each year, some 1,700 young people aged 13 to 24 are diagnosed with the ravaging end result of this infection: AIDS. In this volume, experts who work with HIV/AIDS-infected teenagers examine the psychological and social fallout compounding the frightening medical issues faced by adolescents who've received the diagnosis. Readers share the challenge with teens as they face the stigma of HIV/AIDS and the tough decisions about who to tell of their infection and when to do it. We learn the hard truth about health care, self care, and new treatment options for affected teens. And we read about the heartbreaking end-of-life care issues for dying adolescents. Perhaps most important, the authors offer resources teens and their families can turn to for information and support. And they explain what family, friends, teachers, and other professionals can do to help infected teens maximize their mental health and their quality of life.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Sex, Love, and Psychology
Release date:	September 2006
First published:	September 2006
Editors:	Maureen E Lyon • Lawrence D'Angelo
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-275-98892-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Health psychology
LSN:	0-275-98892-9
Barcode:	9780275988920

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