The Guide to Living with HIV Infection

by Bartlett, John G.

• ISBN13: 9780801884856
• ISBN10: 0801884853
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS

Summary

The Guide to Living with HIV Infection is the most complete source of medical, emotional, social, and practical advice available for those infected with HIV and their loved ones. Developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic, the guide provides essential information for making decisions about treatment and testing in a world transformed by new research and pharmacotherapy. In this thoroughly updated sixth edition, Dr. John Bartlett and Ann K. Finkbeiner address the latest information about risks of transmission, viral mutations that confer drug resistance, and new, rapid HIV testing. They offer guidelines for Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), a therapy protocol that has dramatically increased life expectancy for HIV-positive people. They describe how to follow HAART and when to change drug regimens, the symptoms of and treatments for HAART side effects, and the costs of and insurance coverage for HAART. They also outline the possibilities for a diagnosis of "no detectable virus." Accompanied by updated references and resources, the sixth edition of The Guide to Living with HIV Infection offers new hope for people living with a virus that once left no hope at all.

Author Biography

John G. Bartlett, M.D., is a professor of medicine and director of the AIDS Care Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Ann K. Finkbeiner is a science writer who teaches in the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars.

Table of Contents

Introduction: About This Book	1	(274)
1 When First Diagnosed: Understanding and Communicating about HIV	10	(20)
2 Preventing Transmission of HIV Infection: Understanding How HIV Is Spread	30	(30)
3 HIV Infection and Its Treatment	60	(43)
4 HIV Infection and Its Effects on the Emotions	103	(20)
5 HIV Infection and Its Effects on Interpersonal Relations	123	(12)
6 The Complications of HIV Infection and Their Treatment	135	(59)
7 Options for Medical Care: Medical Personnel and Procedures	194	(24)
8 Traditional Medicine	218	(27)
9 Practical Matters: Making Legal, Financial, and Medical Decisions	245	(30)
10 On Dying: Preparing for and Accepting Death	275	(12)
11 On Living: Tactics for Preserving Mental Health	287	(19)
12 What's Ahead	306	(7)
Appendixes
A. Resources: Where to Go for Help	313	(8)
B. Understanding Tests for HIV	321	(8)
Glossary	329	(50)
Acknowledgments	379	(2)
Index	381