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Psychosocial & behavioral aspects of medicine / Hanno W. Kirk, Jo Weisbrod, Kay Ericson.
Holman Biotech Commons R726.7 .K56 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kirk, Hanno W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Clinical health psychology.
- Social medicine.
- Medicine and psychology.
- Psychology, Clinical.
- Social Medicine.
- Disease--psychology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Psychology, Clinical.
- Social Medicine.
- Disease--psychology.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Psychosocial and behavioral aspects of medicine
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2003]
- Summary:
- This enlightening resource enables health care providers to look beyond physical symptoms to the psychosocial effects of illness on patients for improved provider-patient communication and better clinical outcomes. Readers will learn the impact of patients' attitudes and behaviors in the clinical setting, emphasizing optimal diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered conditions. Chapters include assessment interviews based in a variety of practice settings, and cover a broad range of topics including basic counseling and communication skills, self-care and stress management strategies, cultural and diversity issues, chemical and behavioral additions, domestic violence, mental disorders, end of life issues, and much more.
- Contents:
- Part I Foundations of Treatment: The Psychosocial Perspective
- Chapter 1 What is the Psychosocial Perspective? 1
- Chapter 2 Multiculturalism and Treatment 13
- Chapter 3 Life Span and Human Development 35
- Chapter 4 Basic Counseling and Communication Skills 59
- Chapter 5 Sensitization to Prejudice and Discrimination 79
- Chapter 6 Stress Management and Self Care for the Healer 93
- Part II Addressing Specific Psychosocial Issues in Practice
- Chapter 7 Human Sexuality 111
- Chapter 8 Care Giving and End of Life Issues 131
- Chapter 9 Chemical and Behavioral Addictions 155
- Chapter 10 Domestic Violence 183
- Chapter 11 Child Maltreatment: Abuse and Neglect 205
- Chapter 12 Mental Disorders 221
- Chapter 13 Challenging Patients 243
- Part III Current Practice Concerns
- Chapter 14 Sociopolitical and Ethical Issues 265.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0781733944
- 0781727006
- OCLC:
- 50177120
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