Assigned 50 healthy undergraduates the task of writing about either traumatic experiences or superficial topics for four consecutive days. Examination of cellular-immune system function and health center visits suggests that confronting traumatic experiences was physically beneficial. Discusses implications of such active confrontation of…

The University of California San Francisco AIDS Health Project has more than 15 years' experience in working with thousands of people with AIDS. This guide, developed by the Project, provides practical, state-of-the-art resources in the field. Part 1, "Risk and Behavior: Helping Clients Remain Uninfected," covers the following topics:…

Asserts that mental health counselor education has overemphasized psychopathology and psychotherapy in its curriculum and has not devoted sufficient attention to positive mental health topics such as mobilization of assets, environmental influences, cultural factors, work behavior, rehabilitation, preventive interventions, and use of support…