The collaborative psychotherapist : creating reciprocal relationships with medical professionals /

"Although it is common knowledge that physical illness affects mental well-being and vice versa, there has been a surprising lack of cooperation between psychotherapists and medical professionals in serving patients' needs. In a fragmented health care system, psychotherapists need practica...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ruddy, Nancy Breen
Other Authors:	Borresen, Dorothy A., Gunn, William B.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2008.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Psychologists in independent practice.
Subjects:	Medical referral. Psychiatric consultation. Psychiatric referral. Psychotherapists > Professional relationships. Psychotherapy > Practice. Mental illness > Treatment. Psychotherapy. Referral and Consultation Mental Disorders > therapy Psychotherapy Patients > Orientation vers un spécialiste. Consultation psychiatrique. Patients > Orientation vers un psychiatre. Psychothérapeutes > Relations professionnelles. Maladies mentales > Traitement. Psychothérapie. Mental illness > Treatment Medical referral Psychiatric consultation Psychiatric referral Psychotherapy > Practice Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Becoming a collaborative psychotherapist
The hidden benefits of collaboration
Primary care : where the patients are
The nuts and bolts of routine collaboration
Challenging patients, challenging interactions
Collaborative strategies for challenging interactions
Co-locating with medical professionals : a new model of integrated care
Finding a support team : a case of major depression
The underachieving son : a case of attention deficit disorder
The best little girl in the world revisited : a case of anorexia nervosa
A lost identity : a case of chronic illness, disability, and depression
Collaborative private practice / Dave Driscoll
Collaborative primary care physician / Deborah Wright
Collaborative managed care / Michael Hoyt
Collaborative primary care mental health / Shari Altum
Collaborative crisis services / Albert Bassetti.