Psychosocial treatment for medical conditions : principles and techniques
Schein, Leon A. (ed)
Psychosocial treatment for medical conditions : principles and techniques - New York Brunner-Routledge 2003 - xxi, 456 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Mental Health and Physical Health are undeniably connected. One cannot recover physically, if there is still mental suffering, and vice versa. The essays collected here examine 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.
1583913661 9781583913666 (hardback : alk. paper)
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR
CHRONIC DISEASE, psychology
Psychosocial treatment for medical conditions : principles and techniques - New York Brunner-Routledge 2003 - xxi, 456 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Mental Health and Physical Health are undeniably connected. One cannot recover physically, if there is still mental suffering, and vice versa. The essays collected here examine 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.
1583913661 9781583913666 (hardback : alk. paper)
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR
CHRONIC DISEASE, psychology