Cynthia D Belar, William Deardorff

Clinical Health Psychology in Medical Settings

A Practitioner's Guidebook

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This new edition includes expanded discussion of psychometric instruments as well as psychological testing with medical patients. The chapter on ethical issues has been completely updated to reflect the updated 2002 version of the APA Ethics Code, and the chapter on liability now identifies highest areas of risk and discusses strategies to reduce liability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 162mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781433803789
• ISBN-10: 143380378X
• Artikelnr.: 23610084

Autorenporträt

Cynthia D. Belar and William W. Deardorff

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Clinical Health Psychology
2. Becoming a Clinical Health Psychologist
3. Clinical Health Psychology Assessment
4. Intervention Strategies in Clinical Health Psychology
5. Pitfalls in Practice
6. Ethical Issues in the Practice of Clinical Health Psychology
7. Liability Risks in Clinical Health Psychology: Malpractice Claims and
Licensing Board Complaints
8. Future Issues for Clinical Health Psychology
Appendices
1. Medical Abbreviations
2. Journals Relevant to Clinical Health Psychology
3. Professional and Disease-Specific Organizations
4. Medical Problems That May Present With Psychological Symptoms
References
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Authors