Mental Health & HIV/AIDS: Articles for Mental Health Professionals

Riding the Tiger: Life Lessons From an HIV-Positive Therapist (Regularly Updated)
A blog by David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
From The Body
A Therapist's Guide to Living and Laughing With HIV/AIDS (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Elizabeth Lombino.
From The Body
HIV/AIDS & Psychology: Teaching Tip Sheets (Regularly Updated)
Information for course planners on specific topics that are important in psychology; each "Teaching Tip" Sheet names the topic, briefly discusses its importance in teaching psychology, presents information on how HIV/AIDS research has contributed to our understanding of the topic, offers teaching strategies and key references.
From American Psychological Association
Major HIV/AIDS Topics and Issues (Regularly Updated)
From American Psychological Association
Mental Health AIDS Newsletter (PDF) (Fall 2011)
From Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA Launches Behavioral Health and HIV/AIDS Web Page (August 2, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
Mental Health AIDS Newsletter (PDF) (Summer 2011)
From Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
New Training Program Helps Mental Health Providers Enhance Care for Latinos and the LGBT Community in New Mexico (May 12, 2011)
In Medical News Today
Mental Health AIDS Newsletter (PDF) (Spring 2011)
From Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Mental Health AIDS Newsletter (PDF) (Winter 2010/2011)
From Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Mental Health in HIV Seronegative and Seropositive IDUs in South Florida (February 1, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Diagnoses and Mental Health Disparities Among Women Who Have Sex With Women Screened at an Urban Community Health Center, Boston, Mass., 2007 (January 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Effect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on HIV Disease Progression Following Hurricane Katrina (December 8, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Somatic Symptoms: Mental Health Approach and Differential Diagnosis (November 2008)
A resource for HIV care providers.
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From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
HIV Frontlines: An Interview With Psychologist Dr. Tony Miles (April 9, 2008)
From The Body
Mental Health AIDS Newsletter (PDF) (Spring 2008)
From Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Mental Health AIDS Newsletter (PDF) (Winter 2007/2008)
From Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Patients With HIV/AIDS (December 2007)
A resource for HIV care providers.
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From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Suicidality and Violence in Patients With HIV/AIDS (January 2007)
A resource for HIV care providers.
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From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Mental Health Screening: A Quick Reference Guide for HIV Primary Care Clinicians (February 2006)
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From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Louisiana Health Workers Challenged as AIDS Changes (November 6, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Counseling Program Found to Benefit Newly Diagnosed HIV Patients (August 14, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Symptoms of Depressed HIV Patients Not Just Psychological (August 7, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Making Decisions About Antiviral Therapy (May 2001)
[Archived Article]
In HIV Treatment: Mental Health Aspects of Antiviral Therapy, from University of California-San Francisco AIDS Health Project
Fact Sheet on Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Issues (December 2000)
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From American Psychiatric Association
A Journey Through New Treatment Options (April/May 1998)
HIV/AIDS education and counseling.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Treatment Information: How It Becomes Power (April/May 1998)
HIV/AIDS education and counseling.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Getting Started: Basic Skills for Effective Social Work with People with HIV and AIDS (1998)
In HIV and Social Work: A Practitioner's Guide, from Haworth Press
Uphill Struggles: Mentally Handicapped and HIV-Positive (May 1997)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Review of AIDS and the Impact of Cognitive Impairment: A Treatment Guide for Mental Health Providers (June 1996)
[Archived Article]
By Penelope Zeifert, Ph.D., Mark Leary, M.D., and Alicia A. Boccellari, Ph.D.; reviewed by Cheryl S. Weinstein.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Physicians Living with AIDS/HIV (1996)
In The Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Counseling End Stage Clients With AIDS (1996)
From AIDS/SIDA Mental Hygiene Project
Counseling Chemically Dependent People with HIV Illness (1995)
In The Second Decade of AIDS: A Mental Health Practice Handbook, from Hatherleigh Press
Disclosing HIV Status to Patients: An HIV Positive Therapist Responds (1994)
In Therapists on the Front Line: Psychotherapy With Gay Men in the Age of AIDS, from American Psychiatric Press
AIDS: The Therapist's Journey (1994)
In A Perilous Calling: The Hazards of Psychotherapy Practice, from John Wiley & Sons
Substance Abuse and AIDS: Report from the Front Lines (The Impact on Professionals) (1992)
In Lesbians and Gay Men: Chemical Dependency Treatment Issues, from Harrington Park Press
Why Every Social Worker Should Be Challenged by AIDS (1990)
In Social Work
American Psychological Association Office on AIDS
Ethics and HIV/AIDS: A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide
A book to assist clinicians in dealing with the incredibly complex clinical dilemmas that routinely accompany HIV disease (sections available online).
From American Psychological Association