The AIDS Health Crisis

1: Medical Aspects of AIDS.- 1.1. Medical Characteristics of AIDS.- 1.2. Diseases Related to HIV Infection.- 1.3. Incidence and Demography.- 2: Transmission and Risk Factors for AIDS.- 2.1. AIDS Risk Behavior among Homosexual or Bisexual Males.- 2.2. AIDS Risk Behavior among Heterosexuals.- 2.3. Reduced-Risk Conduct.- 2.4. The Case against Casual Transmission.- 3: Risk-Reduction Counseling for Individuals and Groups.- 3.1. For Whom Are Individual and Group Prevention Efforts Needed?.- 3.2. Providing Risk-Reduction Information.- 3.3. Behavior-Change Counseling.- 4: Behavioral Interventions at a Community Level.- 4.1. Informational and Educational Messages.- 4.2. Provision of Cues to Adopt Lower-Risk Behavior.- 4.3. Supports for Maintenance of Risk-Behavior Change.- 5: Psychosocial Consequences of HIV Seropositivity.- 5.1. Learning of HIV Seropositivity.- 5.2. Risk-Behavior Changes Prompted by Seropositivity.- 5.3. Emotional Consequences That Follow Knowledge of Seropositivity.- 5.4. Neurological Consequences of HIV Exposure.- 5.5. Social Consequences of HIV Infection.- 5.6. Implications for Future Health and Adjustment.- 6: Psychosocial Interventions for HIV-Seropositive Persons.- 6.1. Counseling at the Time of HIV Testing.- 6.2. Psychosocial Interventions to Promote Behavior Change and Coping Skills.- 6.3. Other Considerations.- 7: Psychological Consequences of AIDS and AIDS-Related Complex.- 7.1. Factors Influencing Psychological Reactions to an ARC or AIDS Diagnosis.- 7.2. Psychological Consequences of ARC and AIDS.- 7.3. Neuropsychological Consequences of ARC and AIDS.- 7.4. Psychological Consequences of ARC and AIDS to Others.- 8: Psychosocial Care Needs of Persons with AIDS.- 8.1. Psychological Interventions.- 8.2. Other Care Needs following AIDS Diagnosis.- 8.3. Assistance with Housing and Health Care Resources.- 8.4. Interventions for Family Members and Significant Others.- 8.5. Interventions for Caregivers.- 9: Effective Help-Providing: Knowledge, Sensitivities, and Ethics.- 9.1. Knowledgeable Caregiving.- 9.2. Ethical Issues.- 9.3. Special Sensitivities Required of AIDS Caregivers.- Epilogue: The Societal Challenge of AIDS.- Appendix: Selected AIDS Resources in the United States.- References.