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Psychosocial and public health impacts of new HIV therapies /

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Addresses the issues surrounding combination drug therapies and the treatment of HIV/AIDS. The text provides information on the pharmacology, clinical use - including adherence to treatment guidelines - prevention implications, mental health ramifications, and ethical and policy issues.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ostrow, David G., 1947-, Kalichman, Seth C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, [1999]
Series:AIDS prevention and mental health.
Subjects:
AIDS (Disease) > Chemotherapy > Social aspects.
AIDS (Disease) > Chemotherapy > Psychological aspects.
Protease inhibitors > Therapeutic use > Social aspects.
Chemotherapy, Combination > Social aspects.
Patient compliance.
AIDS (Disease)
Protease inhibitors > Therapeutic use > Social asp.
Medicine.
Social Science.
Health.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Chapter 1. Combination Antiretroviral Chemotherapy: Shifting Paradigms and Evolving Praxis; Chapter 2. Pharmacokinetics of Protease Inhibitors and Drug Interactions with Psychoactive Drugs; Chapter 3. Treatment Adherence to HIV Medications: The Achilles Heel of the New Therapeutics; Chapter 4. Combination Antiretroviral Therapies for HIV: Some Economic Considerations; Chapter 5. Ethical Issues in the Use of New Treatments for HIV; Chapter 6. Mental Health Implications of New HIV Treatments; Chapter 7. Practical Prevention Issues.