AIDS: Women, Drugs and Social Care: Women, Drugs & Social Care (Social Aspects of Aids Series, Vol 1)

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. Aids Is Not Simply A Concern For Scientists, Doctors And Medical Researchers; It Has Important Social Dimensions Too. These Include Cultural, Individual And Media Responses To Hiv/aids, Stigmatization And Discrimination, Perceptions Of Risk, And Issues To Do With Counselling, Care And Health Promotion. This New Series Of Books Brings Together Work From Many Disciplines Including Psychology, Sociology, Cultural And Media Studies, Anthropology, Education And History. Many Of The Titles Offer Insight Into Contemporary Research Priorities And Identify Some Of The Opportunities Open To Those Involved In Care And Health Promotion. The Series Will Be Of Interest To The General Reader, Those Involved In Education And Social Research, As Well As Scientific And Medical Researchers Who Want To Examine The Social Aspects Of Aids. The Research In Context / Nicholas Dorn, Sheila Henderson And Nigel South -- Living With The Virus : Perspectives From Hiv-positive Women In London / Sheila Henderson -- Responding In A Crisis : Perspectives On Hiv, Drugs And Women's Needs From Edinburgh / Valerie Morrison -- Drugs, Hiv And Ireland : Responses To Women In Dublin / Shane Butler And Marguerite Woods -- 'tempered Optimism' : Perspectives From Professional And Voluntary Carers In Newcastle Upon Tyne / Malcolm Colledge And Sandy Maddison -- 'it Came From Outer Space!' : Perspectives From The General Population And From Generic Health And Welfare Professionals In England / Sally Hain, Paul Lott And Roger Marsden -- Progress, Prospects And Possibilities / Nicholas Dorn, Sheila Henderson And Nigel South. Edited By Nicholas Dorn, Sheila Henderson, Nigel South. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 117-122).