Treatment of chronic medical conditions : cognitive-behavioral therapy strategies and integrative treatment protocols /

"As the population ages, physicians are turning to psychotherapists to help the increasing number of patients who are struggling with chronic illnesses. To provide effective and appropriate treatment to these patients requires that clinicians broaden their psychological perspective and augment...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sperry, Len
Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Therapeutic relationship, case conceptualization, and illness representation
  • Assessment and interventions
  • Illness acceptance intervention strategy-- Compliance enhancement
  • Symptom reduction
  • Spirituality and life meaning
  • Arthritis
  • Asthma
  • Cancer
  • Cardiac disease
  • Chronic pain
  • Diabetes
  • Epilepsy
  • Hypertension
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus.