Psychosocial Interventions In AIDS

Year: 1987
Running Time: 24 minutes

Speech Rate: 168 words/min

Large Words
Average: 6
Minimum/Maximum: 0/18

Purchase Price (VHS): $385
Rental Price: $65/3 days

Distributor:
Baxley Media Group
110 West Main Street
Urbana, IL 61801-2700
(217) 384-4838 or FAX (217) 384-8280

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The video first addresses HIV antibody testing and discusses how a positive result affects the patient. This is followed by a discussion of how an ARC diagnosis (AIDS related complex) is often accompanied by an intense fear of one's mortality and deep denial. Because ARC is no longer used as a diagnosis, this section of the video is outdated. Next, the video discusses full-blown AIDS as the final stage of disease progression; this stage is often accompanied by depression as PWAs critically examine their lives and goals. Financial and legal concerns can add to the stress of this stage both to the PWA and their social support system.

As HIV disease progresses, it is often accompanied by an increasing sense of futility coupled with cycles of recovery and setback, which can create feelings of failure and panic. AIDS dementia is a particularly frightening aspect of the disease for PWAs and their loved ones. The final, acute stage of the illness affects both PWAs and their loved ones as the reality of death approaches. The video concludes by addressing the needs and concerns of persons who care for PWAs.

The technical quality of the video is good. Although outdated in some respects (HIV infection projections for 1991; use of the obsolete "ARC" classification), much of the discussion of the psychosocial implications of HIV disease is still accurate.

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