Health psychology consultation in the inpatient medical setting /

This book describes how health psychologists can work as consultants to medical teams by helping patients adjust to illness, and assessing and treating common issues, including depression, anxiety, pain, delirium and end of life care.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Labott, Susan M. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2019.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Patients > Psychology. Mental illness. Medicine and psychology. Interprofessional relations. Medical referral. Sick > Psychology. Inpatients > psychology Behavioral Medicine > methods Interprofessional Relations Referral and Consultation Mental Disorders Sick Role Malades > Psychologie. Maladies mentales. Relations interprofessionnelles. Patients > Orientation vers un spécialiste. mental disorders. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General. MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL > Diseases. MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL > Internal Medicine. PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology Medical referral Interprofessional relations Medicine and psychology Mental illness Patients > Psychology Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

The hospital milieu
Consultation models and content
Preparing for the consultation
Interviewing the patient
Wrapping up the evaluation
Adjustment to medical illness
Anxiety
Depression
Delirium and acute cognitive changes
Substance use and abuse
Decisional capacity
Nonadherence
Pain
End of life issues
The ethics of consultation with medical inpatients
Training, billing, and other professional issues.