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The Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS

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A <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Supportive</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> • Chapter 26: ResourcesVIII. PSYCHOSOCIAL CAREAfter You Say Goodbye: When Someone You Love Dies of <strong>AIDS</strong>, Paul Kent Froman.26 picas• Chronicle Books: 1992, ISBN 0-8118-0088-1• This book can be helpful <strong>to</strong> individuals, counselors, <strong>and</strong> clinicians.American Psychological Association Office on <strong>AIDS</strong>: This office provides in<strong>for</strong>mation, training,<strong>and</strong> technical assistance on various <strong>to</strong>pics in <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>and</strong> psychological health. Topicsinclude coping, mental health services, public policy, graduate education, <strong>and</strong> ethics.• www.apa.org/pi/aids/homepage.html• publicinterest@apa.org or Phone: 202-336-6042Bereavement: A Magazine of Hope <strong>and</strong> Healing: This magazine is available <strong>for</strong> free on-line, orby mail with a paid subscription. <strong>The</strong> magazine offers s<strong>to</strong>ries, poems, <strong>and</strong> articles from bereavedpersons, as well as articles from professionals from the field of grief intervention. Additionally,the web site offers online support groups <strong>and</strong> memorials, <strong>and</strong> printed resources on<strong>to</strong>pics such as bereavement in the workplace, anticipa<strong>to</strong>ry grief, <strong>and</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong> children.• www.bereavementmag.com/• Phone: 888-60-4HOPE (4673); E-mail: grief@bereavementmag.comCoping with Grief, San Francisco <strong>AIDS</strong> Foundation: This in<strong>for</strong>mational brochure is directed<strong>to</strong> those dealing with loss <strong>and</strong> bereavement. It discusses the process of grieving <strong>and</strong> healing.• www.sfaf.org/aboutaids/grief.htmlDying Well: Provides resources <strong>and</strong> referrals <strong>to</strong> organizations <strong>to</strong> empower persons with lifethreatening illness <strong>and</strong> their families <strong>to</strong> live fully.• www.dyingwell.org• Missoula-Vitas Quality of Life Index: www.dyingwell.org/MVQOLI.htm• Related book: Dying Well: <strong>The</strong> Prospect <strong>for</strong> Growth at the End-of-Life, Ira Byock, MD,published by Putnam/Riverhead.GriefNet: GriefNet is a web site that offers persons dealing with grief, death, <strong>and</strong> loss a supportgroups <strong>and</strong> resources.• www.rivendell.org/Mental Health <strong>Care</strong> <strong>for</strong> People Living with or Affected with <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong>: A Practical <strong>Guide</strong>:Substance Abuse <strong>and</strong> Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) monograph, 1999• www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/<strong>HIV</strong><strong>AIDS</strong>/mhcarehiv.htm.Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE): One of the most frequently used neuropsychologicaltests in the clinical evaluation of mental status changes.• <strong>The</strong> full instrument is available from Psychological Assessment Resourcesat 1-800-331-8378.XXVIU.S. Department of Health <strong>and</strong> Human Services • Health Resources <strong>and</strong> Services Administration • <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> Bureau 527

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