Psychosocial treatment for medical conditions : principles and techniques / edited by Leon A. Schein ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schein, Leon A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical health psychology.

Medicine, Psychosomatic.

Physician and patient.

Stress (Psychology).

Psychophysiology.

Chronic Disease--psychology.

Health Behavior.

Stress, Psychological.

Medical Subjects:

Psychophysiology.

Chronic Disease--psychology.

Health Behavior.

Stress, Psychological.

Physical Description:

xxi, 456 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Brunner-Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

Mental Health and Physical Health are undeniably connected. One cannot recover physically, if there is still mental suffering and vice versa. The essays collected in "Psychosocial Treatment for Medical Conditions" examines the relationship between mental and physical health, and how that relationship flourishes or suffers in a managed care environment. Understanding more about how the psychological after effects of an illness and the best ways to respond to them, will ultimately enhance the care offered to patients. The contributors offer a wide range of examples of linked physical and mental illnesses with advice on how best to responsibly address and treat both. Clinicians and practitioners will welcome this guide to navigating a managed care system and working with patients to heal both their mental and physical maladies equally.

Contents:

Foreword: Mind Matters / David Spiegel xiii

1 Significance of Psychosocial Factors to Health and Disease / Charles L. Sheridan, Sally A. Radmacher 3

2 Psychosocial Factors Affecting Medical Conditions / Kenneth S. Gorfinkle, Felice Tager 27

Section II Medical Conditions

3 Psychosocial Sequelae of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment / Michael A. Andrykowski, Janet S. Carpenter, Rita K. Munn 79

4 Psychosocial Considerations in Essential Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, and End-Stage Renal Disease / Timothy W. Smith, Paul N. Hopkins 133

5 Psychosocial Dimensions of Gastrointestinal Disorders / Kevin W. Olden, Philip R. Muskin 181

6 Endocrine Disorders / Elbert F. Sholar, Susan G. Kornstein, David F. Gardner 201

7 Neurological Illnesses / Laurie Stevens, Julie K. Schulman 231

8 Infectious Diseases / Jenifer A. Nields, John A. R. Grimaldi, Jr. 267

9 Women's Health / Mindy E. Weiss, Elizabeth H. W. Ricanati, Elsa-Grace V. Giardina 333

Section III Treatment

10 The Impact of Stress and the Objectives of Psychosocial Interventions / Luiz R. A. Gazzola, Philip R. Muskin 373

11 Treatment / Kathleen Ulman 407

12 Summary and Future Directions / Harold S. Bernard, Henry I. Spitz, Leon A. Schein, Philip R. Muskin 431.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1583913661

OCLC:

49806241