Good Doctors Good Patients: Partners In HIV treatment

Written by prominent experts in the field of AIDS care provision, this book is an excellent resource for HIV-infected people as well as the many individuals affected by HIV, including physicians, other health care providers, service providers, family, loved ones, partners, & friends. Based on extensive interviews with people with AIDS, the book explores the dynamics of a good working relationship between the patient & physician. It also addresses the realities of late-stage illness & identifies important issues faced by long-term survivors & their loved ones. According to Daniel C. William, MD, Columbia University, "The book has a scholarly thoroughness that remains surprisingly readable...the detailed analysis provides excellent insights into this subject." Michael Shernoff, MSW, Hunter College Graduate School of Social Work, calls it "a remarkable compilation of information that is easily read & certain to be sought after for a long time to come. It is bound to become a classic volume." Available to libraries free of charge. Only postage & handling required. To order, contact NCM Publishers, Inc., Dept. JL, 200 Varick St., New York, NY 10014.… (more)