Abstract

OBIOLS, M. Julieta  and  STOLKINER, Alicia I. The importance of including mental health as part of the integral care for women living with hiv/aids. Cienc. docencia tecnol. [online]. 2012, n.45, pp.61-80. ISSN 1851-1716.

A device conducted with women living with hiv/aids that had recently been mothers allowed detecting some problems related to mental health. They are associated with the infection and cause psychic suffering to women. There are not enough health devices to work with these kinds of situations in the Argentinean public health system. These problems are mainly associated with how the infection affects women relationships with their families, their kids, their partners, etc. These problems can also affect women's medical treatments and their babies Vertical Transmission prevention treatments. This work aims to highlight the importance of a family approach perspective to include actions in mental health as part of the integral care of women living with hiv/aids.

Keywords : Mental health; Hiv/aids; Women.

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