Guide to Living with HIV Infection, 4th edition developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic

Guide to Living with HIV Infection, 4th edition developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2715 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218-4319. 422p., bibliog., index. ISBN 0-8018-5853-4, 0-8018-5854-2pbk. $42.00, $15.95pbk.
John G. Bartlett, Ann K. Finkbeiner. 1998.

Now in its 4th edition, this excellent book continues to provide for the layperson comprehensive information on living with HIV. It is a book about living a long, full, satisfying life with the virus. It covers "the parts of people's lives that HIV infection affects: their physical health, their emotional health and social difficulties, and their financial and legal problems." The book is both a reference and companion. The chapters can be read in random order. It is written in layperson terms, with medical terms explained when they are used. The 13 chapters cover such topics as communicating about HIV, understanding how HIV is spread, its effects on the body, its effects on the emotions, its effects on interpersonal relations, guidelines for medical care, HIV-associated dementia, options for medical care, medical treatments, legal matters, preparing for and accepting death, and tactics for preserving mental health.

New drug therapies have done a great deal in increasing the life span of those who are infected. There is hope that more new drugs will be developed and that a vaccine will be developed to prevent HIV and treat those already infected. For now, however, we have to cope with the virus and try to live as normal a life as possible. We need to make sure that there is no slacking of funds for AIDS research and we must spend more and more time and money on educating the young people so that they do not become infected. This is a highly recommended book for all libraries and especially for the private libraries of individuals who are HIV positive and the people who care for them.
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