Therapists on the Front Line: Psychotherapy With Gay Men in the Age of AIDS [Hardcover]

Steven A. Cadwell (Author, Editor), Robert A. Burnham (Author, Editor), Marshall Forstein (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1994 | ISBN-10: 0880485582 | ISBN-13: 978-0880485586 | Edition: 1

Despite lessening media attention, AIDS is still the leading cause of death among gay men in the United States. Although research and medical discoveries are producing vast amounts of biological information, less is known about the complex psychosocial pattern involved in preventing transmission of HIV, or about coping with the diagnosis of HIV infection and the development of disease. Therapists on the Front Line: Psychotherapy With Gay Men in the Age of AIDS explores how the AIDS epidemic has affected psychotherapists, their patients, and the therapeutic relationship. The book uses a multidimensional approach that includes psychodynamic, social, cultural, medical, and political factors. Therapists on the Front Line: Psychotherapy With Gay Men in the Age of AIDS is divided into five sections: -General Issues -Treatment Modalities -Specific Treatment Populations -Impact on the Therapist -When the Therapist Has HIV Disease

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The greatest strength of this book is its focus on clinical practice, a focus that is manifested in many different ways. Case examples are plentiful, bringing the concepts discussed in each chapter down to the level at which the practitioner will actually encounter them."-- "The Smith College Studies in Social Work"

About the Author

Steven A. Cadwell, Ph.D., is a Clinical Social Worker in private practice and Past Chair of the Massachusetts AIDS Action Mental Health Subcommittee. He has also served as consultant to Fenway Health Center and the group program of AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts in Boston and the faculty of Smith College School of Social Work. Robert A. Burnham, Jr., Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts, and has served on the faculty of the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. He is on the training faculty of the Family Institute of Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Marshall Forstein, M.D., is Director of HIV Mental Health Services for the Department of Psychiatry at The Cambridge Hospital, and Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is the Chair of the American Psychiatric AssociationÂs Commission on AIDS. He is also Medical Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services for the Fenway Community Health Center in Boston.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880485582
• ISBN-13: 978-0880485586
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #337,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)