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by Michael Evangeli (Author), Angelina Namiba (Author), Rachael Jones (Author)
Living Well with HIV: A Psychological Social Medical and Personal Guide aims to empower people living with HIV worldwide to thrive while addressing the critical need to reduce HIV stigma. It integrates the latest global research and experiences of people living with HIV, so that they and their partners, friends and families can face key HIV challenges with resilience and embrace strategies for living well.
Following an effective Q&A framework, the book summarises biomedical and psychological knowledge about the condition and its treatment and provides practical guidance on how to live with HIV. People living with HIV are at the heart of the book, within the authorship team, through personal testimonies from those with lived experience in different global regions, and in the person-centred content. The book contains chapters on HIV information, living with HIV, sharing an HIV status, sex and relationships, family and friends, treatment and care, and growing older with HIV. It offers support regardless of age, income level, sexuality or gender, whilst explicitly acknowledging the impact of intersectionality and systemic social inequalities.
Designed for people living with HIV, their loved ones, and healthcare professionals, this book serves as an invaluable resource for counsellors, mental health practitioners, and health and social care workers.
Author Biography
Professor Michael Evangeli is a Clinical Psychologist who began working in the HIV field in the late 1990s. He has worked as a therapist to adults living with HIV in the UK at St. Mary's and Chelsea & Westminster Hospitals, and has conducted HIV research in the UK, Botswana, US, Uganda and South Africa.
Angelina Namiba has over 26 years of experience working in the HIV sector on different initiatives from support and treatment advocacy to service delivery and informing policy. Originally from Kenya and living with HIV for 30 years, she is a founder member of the 4M Network of Mentor Mothers living with HIV.
Dr. Rachael Jones has been a Consultant Physician in HIV and Genitourinary Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for almost 20 years. She delivers HIV testing, prevention and treatment services to a diverse population of people living with HIV.
