The AIDS Generation : Stories of Survival and Resilience

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Winner of the 2014 APA Distinguished Book Award in LGBT Psychology Finalist for a 2014 Lamda Literary Award

"A groundbreaking new book."-Equality

"A must-read for all mental health professionals working with gay men."Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health

"There are two audiences for this book: long-term survivors who count themselves among the warriors, and younger men who need to learn. If you fall into either category, then reading The AIDS Generation will be a worthwhile experience."-Washington Blade

"These are stories that need to be heard. It's a remarkable and accessible book about a terrifying time in gay history, a time that's still with all of us, even a little bit, no matter how badly we want to move on."-A&U

"There is plenty for academics in this book, but casual readers will find something here, too."-LGBT Weekly

"Evoked something in my own life history and that of my friends and colleagues. I am sure many readers will have a similar response."-AIDS Education and Prevention

"An important contribution in documenting the journeys of those of the AIDS generation." --Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

For young gay men who came of age in the US during the 1980s, the HIV/AIDS epidemic was a formative experience in fear, hardship, and loss. Through interviews conducted by the author, The AIDS Generation examines the survival and coping strategies employed

this first generation of HIV survivors, contextualizing them against the body of literature

in resilience and health. This set of histories and analysis from the epidemic's early days

demonstrates how the survivors of HIV-both the infected individuals and those close to

them today constitute one of the bravest generations in American history,

Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, is a paychologist and public health researcher whose program of study seeks to understand the behavioral, pay- chological, social, and structural drivers of HIV, substance use, mental health burden, and other health disparities primarily in LGBT populations. Dr. Halkitis is an elected a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, Society of Behavioral Medicine, and four divisions of the American Psychological Association. You can follow Dr. Halkitis at www.perrynhalkitis.com and via Twitter @DrPNHalkitis

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