AIDS: Women, Drugs and Social Care

by Nicholas Dorn (Editor), Sheila Henderson (Editor), Nigel South (Editor)

Overview

Examines the circumstances, experiences and needs of HIV-positive people in Britain and Ireland, and particularly focuses on female drug-users and ex drug-users.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135427788
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/28/2005
Series:	Social Aspects of AIDS
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	142
File size:	402 KB

About the Author

Nicholas Dorn, Sheila Henderson, Nigel South

Table of Contents

Series Editor’s Preface, Acknowledgments, Chapter 1 Introduction: The Research in Context, Chapter 2 Living with the Virus: Perspectives from HIV Positive Women in London, Chapter 3 Responding in a Crisis: Perspectives on HIV, Drugs and Women’s Needs from Edinburgh, Chapter 4 Drugs, HIV and Ireland: Responses to Women in Dublin, Chapter 5 ‘Tempered Optimism’: Perspectives from Professional and Voluntary Carers in Newcastle upon Tyne, Chapter 6 ‘It Came from Outer Space!’: Perspectives from the General Population and from Generic Health and Welfare Professionals in England, Chapter 7 Conclusion: Progress, Prospects and Possibilities, Bibliography, Notes on Contributors, Index

Editorial Reviews

Presents recent research from Britain and Ireland on how people involved in caring for women with HIV are coping, and what women with the virus and members of the general public feel about AIDS and those who have it. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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