Kalichman Denying AIDS

Conspiracy Theories and Pseudoscience in a Post-COVID World
2. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-0716-5261-9
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten

Reihe: Medicine (R0)

Paralleling the discovery of HIV and the rise of the AIDS pandemic, a flock of naysayers has dedicated itself to replacing facts with medical misinformation. returns in a radically revised second edition at a moment when denialism has moved from the margins to the center of political and institutional power. In this uncompromising new edition, psychologist and public-health researcher Seth Kalichman exposes how AIDS denialism adapts to new crises, new audiences, and new technologies. The COVID pandemic did not invent denialism -- it legitimized it. Arguments once dismissed as pseudoscience and conspiracy theories are amplified by political leaders. Denialism is now embedded in the broader anti-science movement that shakes the foundations of public health.

This is not a neutral accounting of competing ideas. It is a psychological autopsy of denialism and why it persists. Kalichman shines a bright light on the destructive appeal of denialists – from professors and politicians to celebrities and rock stars. He exposes the threats posed by denialists -- from discredited quacks to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

is for anyone interested in public health. It is a deep dive into the psychological and sociopolitical forces that drive denialism. Buckle up, it’s a wild ride.

-       Michael Merson, MD , Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Medicine, Duke University, and Former Director of the World Health Organization's Global Programme on AIDS

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kalichman, Seth C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Denialism Is Alive and Well.- Chapter 2. Everything Old Is New Again.- Chapter 3. Peter Duesberg .- Chapter 4. Pseudoscience.- Chapter 5. Conspiracy Theories.- Chapter 6. Politics of Denialism.- Chapter 7. Getting Out of Denial.

Über Autor(innen)

Seth C. Kalichman is a Clinical-Community Psychologist and Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Kalichman has dedicated his career to preventing and treating HIV infection in socially disenfranchised and neglected communities. His research was seamlessly supported by the National Institutes of Health from 1990 through 2025. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology in Health from the American Psychological Association and a Distinguished Scientist of the Society for Behavioral Medicine. He has been honored as a Distinguished Alumnus from all of his educational institutions: Broward College, University of South Florida, and the University of South Carolina. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the scholarly journal and has authored six other books: ; and . He resides with his family in Rockville, Connecticut.