Grief and AIDS [Paperback]

Lorraine Sherr (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1995 | ISBN-10: 0471953466 | ISBN-13: 978-0471953463 | Edition: 1

This book provides a balanced mixture between current knowledge and clinical practice with the aim of combining the existing skills in the counseling of bereavement and dying with the special issues raised by AIDS and HIV infection.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Experts working in diverse fields present counseling models that provide avenues of action when no other remedies are available. Combines clinical practice skills with empirical and practice findings to offer readers insightful guidance for input with AIDS and HIV infection throughout the spectrum of disease and beyond.

From the Back Cover

Grief and AIDS Edited by Lorraine Sherr Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK AIDS and HIV infection now touches not only the lives of individuals infected with the virus but also their partners and wider families, as well as a wide range of voluntary and health care workers dedicated to their care. Bereavement associated with the disease extends from the moment of diagnosis, where a multitude of losses is faced, to the time after death, when a family mourns. This book provides a balanced mixture of current knowledge and clinical practice, it aims to combine existing skills in the counselling of bereavement and dying with the special issues raised by AIDS and HIV infection. Counselling

Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471953466
• ISBN-13: 978-0471953463
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,297,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)