AIDS: Intervening with Hidden Grievers [Hardcover]

Barbara O. Dane (Author), Samuel O. Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 1992 | ISBN-10: 0865690286 | ISBN-13: 978-0865690288

AIDS and the deaths resulting from the disease impact increasingly large numbers of individuals and families. The survivors often mourn confused and alone. For the first time, this authoritative, sensitive work offers not only necessary recognition of the needs of the bereaved but also affords clinicians and counselors well founded recommendations for appropriate interventions. The stigma so often associated with AIDS and the obstacles and reactions it occasions for survivors is thoroughly examined and methods of responding are given. Dane and Miller, in describing theories of grief and bereavement and in offering a remarkably clear treatment of the AIDS crisis and its import, establish a context for discussing the reactions and intervention needs of subsets of survivors - children, adolescents, women, families, lovers, and others. Short case studies vividly illustrate the grief, feelings of guilt, sense of loss, and other reactions requiring understanding and counsel. The examples allow the authors to explore the important distinctions and principles essential to caring, constructive support.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Written primarily for mental health professionals, this book is suitable for academic social work and behavioral science library collections. Graduate; professional.”–Choice

“. . . To date, little attention has been given to those individuals left behind after the death of a loved one from AIDS. AIDS, Intervening with Hidden Grievers, does just that. It is a well written, sensitive examination of the specific and very unique issues facing those individuals.”–The Pennsylvania Nurse

“Much has been written on the prevention of HIV transmission and care of the sick and dying. More is being said about the role of caregivers as they work with those who are terminally ill. Unfortunately little is written about the grieving process that goes on after a loved one has died. This is what this book is about. . . . Each of the chapters is well written and provides a wealth of information on how to cope with the grieving process. The chapter that covers families of homosexual and bisexual men is especially well written. . . . This would be a highly recommended book for public, medical, and academic libraries.”–AIDS Book Review Journal

About the Author

BARBARA O. DANE is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at New York University.

SAMUEL O. MILLER is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Columbia University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Auburn House (December 30, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865690286
• ISBN-13: 978-0865690288
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,237,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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