{"product_id":"the-aids-challenge-breaking-through-the-boundaries-hardcover","title":"The AIDS Challenge: Breaking Through the Boundaries - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO'Brien describes the coping strategies that long-term survivors of HIV employ to promote positive quality of life. She also explores the impact of the virus on family members, friends, and caregivers; their strategies for dealing with HIV are identified as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book has two unique features. First, the creative coping strategies developed to deal with HIV are explored primarily through the words of those living and\/or working with the virus. O'Brien utilized more than 350 hours of tape-recorded interviews to glean the insightful and poignant anecdotes which describe their walk with HIV. Second, the HIV-positive individuals described are long-term survivors of the virus. Although that population consists primarily of gay men, the case is made that they are the first group of people with HIV to experience long-term survival; thus, their coping strategies and those of the people close to them provide a model for others moving into the survivor category. An important resource for nurses, social workers, chaplains, others in fields working with HIV\/AIDs patients, and their families and friends.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Elizabeth O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, RN, (FAAN) is Professor in the School of Nursing at The Catholic University of America. A recognized authority on nursing strategies, her earlier publications include \u003ci\u003eLiving With HIV: Experiment in Courage\u003c\/i\u003e (Auburn House, 1992).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.64 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329483006259,"sku":"9780865692473","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/oR2dIcjOJ_9780865692473.webp?v=1778166169","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-aids-challenge-breaking-through-the-boundaries-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}