HIV/AIDS and Older Adults Challenges for Individuals, Families, and Communities

This volume focuses on the ways in which HIV/AIDs can effect older adults. This once terminal illness has become a disease many consider manageable. In addition to individuals who are becoming infected after age 50, now comes a renewed importance to examine the diversity of issues associated with older adults who became infected with HIV at earlier ages, who are now aging with HIV disease. The chapters in this book bring to the forefront the variety of problems that we face at the individual, family, and community levels. Topics examined include demographics and epidemiological aspects of HIV disease with this population; prevention of HIV disease, issues impacting individuals in a medical, psychological, and social context; and service needs. Originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Mental Health and Aging, the volume contains new chapters on demographics, HIV prevention and education, and effective coalition building among systems of care. Contributors include Diane Zablotsky, Michael Kennedy, Janice Nichols, and Timothy Heckman, among others.Emlet, Charles A. is the author of 'HIV/AIDS and Older Adults Challenges for Individuals, Families, and Communities', published 2004 under ISBN 9780826144959 and ISBN 0826144950.