Book contents
- A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health Second Edition
- A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health Second Edition
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I Approaches to Mental Health and Illness: Conflicting Definitions and Emphases
- Part II The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
- Part III Mental Health Systems and Policy
- 21 Understanding the Context and Dynamic Social Processes of Mental Health Treatment
- 22 Cultural Diversity and Mental Health Treatment
- 23 The Mental Health Consumers/Survivors Movement in the United States
- 24 Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
- 25 Mental Health Care in Organizations and Systems
- 26 Integrating Service Delivery Systems for Persons with a Severe Mental Illness
- 27 Consequences of Managed Care for Mental Health Providers
- 28 Mental Health and the Changing Context of HIV
- 29 Labeling and Stigma
- References
- Index
28 - Mental Health and the Changing Context of HIV
from Part III - Mental Health Systems and Policy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Book contents
- A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health Second Edition
- A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health Second Edition
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I Approaches to Mental Health and Illness: Conflicting Definitions and Emphases
- Part II The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
- Part III Mental Health Systems and Policy
- 21 Understanding the Context and Dynamic Social Processes of Mental Health Treatment
- 22 Cultural Diversity and Mental Health Treatment
- 23 The Mental Health Consumers/Survivors Movement in the United States
- 24 Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System
- 25 Mental Health Care in Organizations and Systems
- 26 Integrating Service Delivery Systems for Persons with a Severe Mental Illness
- 27 Consequences of Managed Care for Mental Health Providers
- 28 Mental Health and the Changing Context of HIV
- 29 Labeling and Stigma
- References
- Index
Summary
The mental health challenges associated with HIV/AIDS have evolved and changed as the dynamics of the epidemic have developed. This chapter emphasizes how the mental health issues associated with the epidemic have been significantly affected by changes in disease context. After HIV was identified as the cause of AIDS and reliable serological tests were developed, there followed a period when only prophylaxis for opportunistic infections was available. Psychological aspects of HIV testing illustrate how important it is to consider changing contexts in the discussion of mental health and HIV. Disclosure of HIV-positive status can be a psychologically consequential decision. A large literature now exists regarding the impact of HIV/AIDS-related stresses on various psychological and biological outcomes. The high levels of need found in many populations with HIV have meant that efforts to develop comprehensive care systems have sometimes produced ironic results.
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- A Handbook for the Study of Mental HealthSocial Contexts, Theories, and Systems, pp. 548 - 570Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009
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