Article ID: CBB247736943

Plague Doctors in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Mental Health Professionals and the "San Francisco Model," 1981–1990 (2016)

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Psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals were among the first and most crucial responders to HIV/AIDS. Given an epidemic in which behavior and identity played fundamental roles, mental health professionals were uniquely positioned to conduct social research to explain the existence and spread of disease; to develop clinical understanding of psychological aspects of HIV/AIDS as they emerged; and to collaborate with affected communities to promote education and behavioral change. This study examines the roles of mental health professionals as “plague doctors” in San Francisco’s response to HIV/AIDS, in the early years of the epidemic. Among the many collaborations and projects that distinguished the “San Francisco model” of response to this plague, bathhouse-based epidemiology, consult-liaison psychiatry, and community partnerships for counseling and education are examined in detail as illustrations of the epidemic-changing engagement of the mental health community.

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Authors & Contributors
McKay, Richard A.
Elizabeth, Hannah J
Aliete Cunha-Oliveira
Whiteside, Alan
Royles, Dan
Maes, Kenneth
Concepts
Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV)
AIDS (disease); HIV / AIDS
Public health
Epidemics
Disease and diseases
Medicine
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Africa
South Africa
San Francisco (California)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
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