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Caring for the Psychiatric Inpatient with AIDS
Author(s) -
Zook Rosemary,
Davidhizar Ruth
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1989.tb00296.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , unit (ring theory) , population , incidence (geometry) , medicine , psychiatric hospital , inpatient care , health care , psychology , environmental health , physics , mathematics education , optics , economics , economic growth
As the incidence of AIDS spreads to different groups, it becomes an increasing concern to health care givers. The emotional state of many psychiatric patients may make them more vulnerable to risk behaviors than the general population. This paper responds to several issues confronting the staff caring for patients with AIDS on a psychiatric unit.