HIV Treatment:

Mental Health Aspects of Antiviral Therapy

Michael Shernoff, MSW & Raymond Smith, PhD

UCSF AIDS Health Project Monograph Series #4

Published Spring 2000

AIDS Health Project, University of California San Francisco

Table of Contents

1 Combination Treatment: An Overview

A History of Scientific Advance

Barriers to Successful Combination Therapy

Implications of New Treatment for HIV Prevention

Conclusion

2 Making Decisions about Antiviral Treatment

Risks and Benefits of Combination Therapy

Helping Clients Make Decisions

Culture and Countertransference

Conclusion

3 Psychosocial Issues of Antiviral Treatment

Unexpected Hope: A New and Disorienting Horizon

Returning to Work and Financial Concerns

Relationships With Significant Others

Treatment Failure

Conclusion

4 Responding to Treatment-Related Psychosocial Issues

Coping With Uncertainty

Developing an Eclectic Clinical Approach

Conclusion

References

Resources

Index

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