title: Living long-term with HIV/AIDS: exploring impact in psychosocial and vocational domains.
abstract: In the last decade, new treatments for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have led to improved health and longer life expectancies for many HIV-positive individuals. Coping with HIV/AIDS as a chronic, rather than terminal illness presents new challenges for those living with the disease and for service providers. This review of HIV/AIDS-related literature attempts to address the major medical, psychological and psychosocial challenges related to living long-term with HIV/AIDS and consider how they may present obstacles to attainment of educational and vocational goals for HIV-positive individuals. Implications for service providers and suggestions for future research are discussed. An exploratory study of needs assessment is proposed.
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260-1000, USA. cjvetter@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Charlene J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Vetter
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Donnelly
mesh_terms: D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D004651:Employment; D020276:HIV Long-Term Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011584:Psychology; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational