First published in 1998, this study is about courageous women with AIDS who revealed their emotional pain and the concomitant struggles of living with HIV+, and their children. They describe their psychological reactions to the diagnosis itself and to the disease trajectory, and the way in which living with HIV has impacted their relationships with their children.
CHAPTER 1: Introduction, Problem, Objective, Rationale, Premises of Study, Study Significance, Pilot Study, CHAPTER 2: Literature Review, History of AIDS, Demographics of AIDS, Medical Aspects, Psychological Manifestations of AIDS, Pediatric AIDS, Women and AIDS, Mothers and AIDS, Research with Women, Psychological/Sociological Issues, Cultural Factors, Caregivers and AIDS, Chronic/Terminal Illness, Genetically Transmitted Disorders Vertically Transmitted Disorders, Premature Infants, Psychological Trauma and Parenting, Attachment, Psychological Trauma, Grief and Mourning, Summary of Literature Review, CHAPTER 3: Methodology, Qualitative Research, Study Method, Research Questions Specifically Formulated for the Study, Analysis of Data, CHAPTER 4: Results, Major Research Findings, Women and HIV+/AIDS, Psychological Sequelae and Disease Trajectory, Vertically Transmitted AIDS, Reactions to the Diagnosis and Disease Process of Pediatric AIDS, Summary of Research Findings CHAPTER 5: Discussion Implications for Further Psychological Research Recommendations
Biography
Sharon E. Walker (Author)
