Mental health touches everyone


  Copyright © 1996-2008
   At Health, Inc.



Find a Therapist
Click here

Find a treatment center

CE for psychologists, social workers, MFTs, and counselors

Consumer > Newsletters >HIV/AIDS and Mental Health

HIV/AIDS and Mental Health

Friday's Progress Notes - July 19, 2006
Mental Health Information - Vol. 10 Issue 6
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com

Subscribe to Friday's Progress Notes! The best mental health newsletter on the Internet for practitioners and it's free!

CONTENTS

1. Mental health care for people with HIV infection
2. Women and HIV
3. HIV positive women, adolescents, and children
4. Psychological, psychosocial, and neuropsychological issues
5. HIV prevention handbook
6. Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS
7. Counseling end stage clients with AIDS
8. HIV treatment patient brochure


                                      SPONSOR'S MESSAGE

ONLINE CE!  EARN CREDIT WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR OFFICE!

  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Suicide Assessment and Intervention
  • Depression and Suicide in Children and Adolescents
  • Psychotherapeutic Medications 2006: What Every Counselor Should Know
  • Eating Disorders, Obesity, and Other Eating-Related Problems
  • Brief CBT in the Treatment of Substance Abuse
  • Pathological Gambling: Assessment and Treatment
  • PTSD: Treating Adults, Adolescents, and Children
  • Family Counseling: Family Involvement, Assessment, Closure, and Ethical Issues
  • Mental Health Treatment for Persons with HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Disorders
  • HIPAA Made Friendly: How To Become Compliant
  • Dual Relationships: Ethical and Clinical Aspects
  • Aging and Long Term Care
For a complete course catalog, click on http://www.athealthce.com



Dear Colleagues,

According to their Web site, the National HIV Telephone Consultation Service (Warmline) offers physicians and other health care providers up-to-the-minute HIV clinical information, and individualized expert case consultation across a broad range of clinical HIV/AIDS problems. The Warmline is staffed by clinicians experienced in HIV care who can help you provide the best possible care to your HIV-positive patients. http://www.ucsf.edu/hivcntr/Hotlines/Warmline.html

Please feel free to forward this information to professional colleagues,
who can sign-up for a free subscription to Friday's Progress Notes at
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/fpn_subscribe.html

Click here to review archived newsletters (1997 to the present).

Regards,
Jack

John L. Miller, MD


1. NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AIDS INSTITUTE
Mental Health Care for People With HIV Infection: HIV Clinical Guidelines for the Primary Care Practitioner
These guidelines focus on the care of people with mental illness and HIV who are already engaged in HIV clinical care.
http://www.hivguidelines.org/Public/Content.aspx?PageID=261

2. NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH REPORT
Women and HIV
This publication spotlights the growing prevalence of HIV in women in the U.S. and the unique burden the disease presents for women.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=221

3. THE SOURCE
Mental Health Challenges in HIV Positive Women, Adolescents, and Children
The article provides an overview of psychological and psychosocial issues. The publication includes additional articles on grief, HIV infected youth, and case management.
http://aia.berkeley.edu/media/pdf/source_vol11_no2.pdf

4. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
HOPE Training Resource Package 2003
This is a series of modules used to train mental health professionals about the psychological, psychosocial, and neuropsychological issues associated with HIV disease.

5. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
HIV Prevention Handbook: A Guide for Clinicians
The handbook provides basic information, tools, and strategies to guide discussions with patients on the prevention of HIV/AIDS. (May be slow to load.)

6. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With HIV/AIDS
This guideline assists health care providers in caring for patients with HIV/AIDS.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=222

7. AIDS/SIDA MENTAL HYGIENE PROJECT
Counseling End Stage Clients With AIDS
Few mental health or health care professionals receive specific training in counseling people who are at the end of their lives.
http://www.thebody.com/shernoff/article11.html

8. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/AIDSINFO
HIV and Its Treatment: What You Should Know
This brochure is intended for use by people recently diagnosed with HIV infection or those who are considering starting HIV treatment.
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=223


                                      SPONSOR'S MESSAGE

LEARN MORE ABOUT SCHIZOPHRENIA!
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/newsletter/FPN_9_8.html


FEATURED TREATMENT CENTERS

Ridgeview Institute - Smyrna, GA
Inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and substance abuse treatment
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/tcenter/tc_std.cfm?list=2100&loc=755


DIRECTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS

If you're not listed in our professional directory, you're missing out! Many of our site visitors are looking for a therapist or a treatment center! For listing information, e-mail support@athealth.com or call 888-284-3258.
http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/services/pintro.html


DIRECTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS

Looking for a therapist!  Click here!


CONTINUING EDUCATION MEETINGS

Find information about listing live CE/CME meetings and workshops in the CE Calendar!   http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/ceduc/ceduc.html


The material in this newsletter is provided for educational and informational purposes only. The appearance of any product, service, or Web site link does not imply endorsement, approval, or warranty by At Health.

At Health, Inc., has no control over the accuracy, content, or availability of other Web sites.

Copyright © 2006 - At Health, Inc. - All Rights Reserved.

This publication is registered in the Library of Congress, Washington DC - ISSN: 1520-3662

CE for psychologists, social workers, MFTs, and counselors






advertisement
Find a therapist



Mental Health Newsletter

Find a
Treatment Center

Click here


Additional Information

HIV/AIDS and
Mental Health
FPN_5_1


HIV/AIDS and
Mental Health
FPN_3_21


Caregiving

Hospice

End-of-Life
Care
FPN_8_1


End-of-Life
Care
FPN_4_25


Depression
and HIV


Depression
FAQs


Hepatitis C

Anxiety
Disorders
FPN_5_10


Women's
Health
FPN_10_5


Women's
Health


Men's
Health


Complementary
Medicine


Mental Health
and the Law
FPN_7_17