Psychologic implications of AIDS.
Eleven patients with AIDS were seen by a psychiatric consultation service over a four-year period. Psychologic issues identified in these patients included changes in body image, feelings of helplessness and isolation, sexual concerns and the grief process. Management should be aimed toward maintaining a nonjudgmental stance, providing liaison with other caregivers and securing appropriate information and grief counseling for patients, with provision for the patient's loved ones.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001828:Body Image; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012934:Social Isolation