Psychological Perspectives in HIV Care
An Inter-Professional Approach
Michelle Croston, Sarah Rutter, Michelle Croston, Sarah Rutter
- 228 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Psychological Perspectives in HIV Care
An Inter-Professional Approach
Michelle Croston, Sarah Rutter, Michelle Croston, Sarah Rutter
About This Book
The care paradigm for people with HIV has shifted from managing progressive illness with a poor prognosis to managing a chronic condition. Despite this improvement, people living with HIV continue to experience considerable stresses, so promoting their holistic wellbeing is a key aspect of long-term care.
This book provides an accessible introduction for healthcare professionals who work with people living with HIV. It is designed to help readers understand how care in practice can be more person-centred and psychologically focused, whilst promoting compassion, health and wellbeing. Topics covered include self-awareness, attachment theories and communication as well as key aspects of providing care for people living with HIV, such as stigma in young adults, neurocognitive issues, the sexualized use of drugs, managing neuropathic pain, and the needs of older adults living with HIV.
Invaluable reading for health professionals working within multidisciplinary teams that provide care for people living with HIV, this book is also a core text for those studying in the area.
Frequently asked questions
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1 The good, the bad and the ugly
How do people living with HIV experience care in the health system?
Firstly
At the time of diagnosis
Rule 1: positive words Focus on using positive words such as âpromoting healthâ (two positive words) rather than âending diseaseâ (two negative words). | Rule 2: person-first language It is important to use language that puts people first. Using language that puts people first acknowledges people living with HIV as fellow human beings. | Rule 3: avoid the language of war Describing HIV in militaristic ways such as immune cells as soldiers fighting HIV, or ending HIV as elimination, killing or the scourge of AIDS or using these words may lead people to think those living with HIV have to be âfoughtâ or âeliminatedâ. |