Iris Wing-Sze CHAN

PhD, Registered Clinical Psychologist
Dr CHAN is a clinical psychologist at the AIDS Clinical Service of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong. She has been working in the areas of clinical health psychology of HIV/AIDS and clinical neuropsychology in the past 18 years. She has particular clinical and research interest in the neurocognitive functioning of HIV-infected individuals.

Chapters:

A04 Psychosocial needs of HIV patients

Introduction The AIDS epidemic has been with us for over three decades, during which the advancement in therapy has changed the course of the disease from an acute to a manageable chronic illness. This is witnessed in Hong Kong as much as it is in other developed countries. There is no cure for HIV yet. […]

C16 HIV-Associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND)

Background HIV is a neurotropic virus which invades the central nervous system (CNS) from the time of primary infection. HIV-associated dementia (HAD) is an AIDS defining illness (ADI), and milder or asymptomatic forms of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are increasingly recognised. On the other hand, neurological symptoms and cognitive impairment in HIV-infected individuals may also […]

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