Handbook of primary care psychology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Leonard J. Haas

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451860803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-83351-3; 0-19-803408-3; 1-4294-2090-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (662 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HaasLeonard J
• Disciplina: 616/.001/9
• Soggetti: Medicine and psychology; Primary care (Medicine); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; I. The Discipline of Primary Care Psychology; 1. Primary Care, Psychology, and Primary Care Psychology; 2. Establishing and Maintaining a Psychological Practice in Primary Health Care; 3. Psychological Assessment in Primary Care; 4. Models of Integrated Care in Primary Care Settings; II. The Primary Care Medical Specialties; 5. Family Medicine; 6. Internal Medicine; 7. Pediatrics; 8. Obstetrics-Gynecology; III. Perspectives and Issues; 9. Developmental Perspectives; 10. Interpersonal and Family Systems Perspectives; 11. Cultural Perspectives; 12. The Nature and Psychology of Suffering13. Hope and Hopelessness; 14. Health Behavior Change and the Problem of ""Noncompliance""; 15. Mindful Practice for Clinicians and Patients; IV. Clinical Conditions; 16. Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders; 17. Anxiety Disorders; 18. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adults; 19. Back Pain; 20. Cancer; 21. Dementia and Late-Life Depression; 22. Depression and Mood Disorders; 23. Diabetes; 24. Domestic Violence; 25. Eating Disorders; 26. Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; 27. Grief and End-of-Life Issues; 28. Coronary Heart Disease and Essential Hypertension29. Infertility; ; 30. Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Other Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders; 31. Menopause; 32. Obesity: Assessment and Treatment; 33. Personality Disorders: Old Dilemmas and New Tools for the Primary Care Psychologist; 34. Rape, Sexual Assault, and PTSD: Strategies for the Primary Care Psychologist; 35. Sexual Disorders Affecting Men; 36. Sexual Disorders Affecting Women; 37. Sleep Disorders; 38. Smoking Cessation Treatment; 39. Somatoform Disorders; 40. Stress; 41. Work Stress and Health; Appendix A. Psychotropic Medications in Primary CareAppendix B. Could the Symptoms Be Caused by the Patient's Medication? A Guide to Assessment; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y
• Sommario/riassunto: Serves as a toolbox of clinical resources for the psychologist working in primary care settings. This handbook helps codify the role of the primary care psychologist by providing clinicians with background knowledge of the primary care system, orienting frameworks for practice, and overviews of clinical conditions.