Psychology of medicine and surgery : a guide for psychologists, counsellors, nurses, and doctors

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    • Salmon, Peter

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Psychology of medicine and surgery : a guide for psychologists, counsellors, nurses, and doctors

Peter Salmon

(The Wiley series in clinical psychology)

J. Wiley, c2000

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-304) and index

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780471852148

Description

There is now a substantial body of psychological knowledge, based on research and clinical experience, which supports and guides best practice in dealing with health- and illness-related behaviour. Peter Salmon offers a strong conceptual framework which unifies this knowledge within clinical contexts and problems. Based on the author's special interests in acute physical illness and surgery, this text shows how the beliefs, emotions and behaviour of individuals (both lay people and health professionals) can have a profound effect on the processes of understanding, communication and coping in the course of diagnosis and treatment. Peter Salmon, a senior figure in clinical health psychology, has extensive experience of training medical and health care professionals, and of dealing with patients and families. His book offers * A focus on acute illness and surgery, in contrast to the many other books which deal with chronic illness and health promotion * An introduction to psychological concepts and models, situated within the clinical reality of presentation, diagnosis, communication, treatment, and the patient-professional relationship * Guidance on evaluation of research and clinical practice which will help to inform a better understanding of behaviour and relationships in acute illness and surgery and wider medical contexts. Students and professionals in clinical health psychology, health care and medicine should read this book for an accessible, authoritative account of how psychological knowledge can help them, why people feel and behave as they do, and which medical situations can be enlightened and facilitated by the integration of psychological principles into therapeutic practice. This book appears in The Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology Series Editor: J. Mark G. Williams University of Wales, Bangor, UK

Table of Contents

APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY TO HEALTH CARE. Psychology Knowledge: Its Relevance and Limitations. Theories, Models and Objectives in Health Care. BECOMING ILL AND BEING ILL. Challenge, Stress and Coping. Psychobiology of Disease Processes: Heart Disease and Cancer. Psychology of Physical Symptoms. The Patient's Agenda: Beliefs and Intentions. The Psychological Impact of Physical Illness. Chronic Illness, Dying and Bereavement: Stages and Cycles of Adaptation. TREATMENT. Clinicians' Decisions and Patients' Adherence. Clinical Communication: Partnership and Opposition. Patient Empowerment: Information, Choice and Control. Hospitalization and Surgery. Psychological Treatment of Unexplained Physical Symptoms. Psychological Treatment of Physical Disease. Using Patients' Perspective to Evaluate Care. References. Index.
Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780471975977

Description

There is now a substantial body of psychological knowledge, based on research and clinical experience, which supports and guides best practice in dealing with health- and illness-related behaviour. Peter Salmon offers a strong conceptual framework which unifies this knowledge within clinical contexts and problems. Based on the author's special interests in acute physical illness and surgery, this text shows how the beliefs, emotions and behaviour of individuals (both lay people and health professionals) can have a profound effect on the processes of understanding, communication and coping in the course of diagnosis and treatment. Peter Salmon, a senior figure in clinical health psychology, has extensive experience of training medical and health care professionals, and of dealing with patients and families. His book offers A focus on acute illness and surgery, in contrast to the many other books which deal with chronic illness and health promotion An introduction to psychological concepts and models, situated within the clinical reality of presentation, diagnosis, communication, treatment, and the patient-professional relationship Guidance on evaluation of research and clinical practice which will help to inform a better understanding of behaviour and relationships in acute illness and surgery and wider medical contexts. Students and professionals in clinical health psychology, health care and medicine should read this book for an accessible, authoritative account of how psychological knowledge can help them, why people feel and behave as they do, and which medical situations can be enlightened and facilitated by the integration of psychological principles into therapeutic practice. This book appears in The Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology Series Editor: J. Mark G. Williams University of Wales, Bangor, UK

Table of Contents

About the Author. Series Preface (J. Mark, G. Williams). Preface. Part I: Applying Psychology to Health Care. Chapter 1: Psychology Knowledge: Its Relevance and Limitations. 1.1 What is psychology? 1.2 What does psychology offer clinicians? 1.3 Using psychological evidence. 1.4 Elements of a psychological framework. Chapter 2: Theories, Models and Objectives in Health Care. 2.1 Do 'isms' matter to clinical practice? 2.2 Biomedical dualism. 2.3 Holism. 2.4 Consumerism. 2.5 Conclusion. Part II: becoming Ill and Being ILL. Chapter 3: Challenge, Stress and Coping. 3.1 Stress. 3.2 Appraisal. 3.3 Coping. 3.4 Social integration and emotional support. 3.5 Conclusion: helping patients to manage stress. Chapter 4: Psychobiology of Disease Processes: Heart Disease and Cancer. 4.1 Why does psychobiology matter to clinicians? 4.2 Psychobiological processes in heart disease. 4.3 Psychological processes in cancer. 4.4 Psychobiology in other disease conditions. 4.5 Conclusion. Chapter 5: Psychology of Physical Symptoms. 5.1 The fallibility of perception. 5.2 Attention to bodily sensations. 5.3 Making sense of bodily sensations: attribution and misattribution. 5.4 Perceiving pain. 5.5 Psychological causes of physical symptoms. 5.6 From symptom to consultation. 5.7 Conclusion. Chapter 6: The Patient?s Agenda: Beliefs and Intentions. 6.1 What do patients believe about their symptoms? 6.2 What do patients seek by consultation? 6.3 Conclusion. Chapter 7: The Psychological Impact of Physical Illness. 7.1 The challenges of illness. 7.2 Emotional reactions to the challenges of illness. 7.3 Coping with the challenges of illness. 7.4 The social network. 7.5 Cognitive reactions to illness. 7.6 Conclusion. Chapter 8: Chronic Illness, Dying and Bereavement: Stages and Cycles of Adaptation. 8.1 The coping process. 8.2 Chronic illness. 8.3 Dying. 8.4 Bereavement. 8.5 Conclusion. Part III: Treatment. Chapter 9: Clinicians? Decisions and Patients? Adherence. 9.1 Aims of clinical communication. 9.2 Making expert decisions. 9.3 Patients? adherence. Chapter 10: Clinical Communication: Partnership and Opposition. 10.1 Beyond expert consultation. 10.2 Establishing partnerships with patients. 10.3 Managing opposition and conflict. 10.4 Conclusion. Chapter 11: Patient Empowerment: Information, Choice and Control. 11.1 Cultural fashions and scientific research. 11.2 Information and explanation. 11.3 Patient participation: choice, control and involvement. 11.4 Beyond cognitive and participation needs: dignity and safety. 11.5 Conclusion. Chapter 12: Hospitalization and Surgery. 12.1 Challenges for the inpatient. 12.2 The loss of autonomy. 12.3 Isolation and support. 12.4 The needs of surgical convalescence. 12.5 Meeting inpatients? psychological needs. 12.6 Conclusion. Chapter 13: Psychological Treatment of Unexplained Physical Symptoms. 13.1 The problem of unexplained symptoms. 13.2 Engaging the patient. 13.3 Changing the patient?s agenda. 13.4 Cognitive therapy: meeting patients? needs to understand. 13.5 When the clinician is part of the problem. 13.6 Conclusion. Chapter 14: Psychological Treatment of Physical Disease. 14.1 Psychological treatment for physical disease. 14.2 Stress management for heart disease. 14.3 Psychological treatment for cancer. 14.4 Conclusion: counselling and dualism. Chapter 15: Using Patients? Perspective to Evaluate Care. 15.1 Principles of subjective measurement. 15.2 Evaluating subjective outcomes. 15.3 Evaluating the process of care. 15.4 Conclusion. References. Index.

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