Handbook of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

"For two decades, I have been responding to questions about the nature of health psychology and how it differs from medical psychology, behavioral medicine, and clinical psychology. From the beginning, I have taken the position that any applicaƯ tion of psychological theory or practice to problems and issues of the health system is health psychology. I have repeatedly used an analogy to Newell and Simon's "General Problem Solver" program of the late 1950s and early 1960s, which had two major functional parts, in addition to the "executive" component. One was the "problem-solving core" (the procedural competence); the other was the representaƯ tion of the "problem environment." In the analogy, the concepts, knowledge, and techniques of psychology constitute the core competence; the health system in all its complexity is the problem environment. A health psychologist is one whose basic competence in psychology is augmented by a working knowledge of some aspect of the health system. Quite apparently, there are functionally distinct aspects of health psychology to the degree that there are meaningful subdivisions in psychological competence and significantly different microenvironments within the health system. I hesitate to refer to them as areas of specialization, as the man who gave health psychology its formal definition, Joseph Matarazzo, has said that there are no specialties in psychology (cited in the editors' preface to this book)"--Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-xx Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings....Pages 3-9 Psychology and the Health Care System....Pages 11-25 The Structure and Authority of Hospitals....Pages 27-42 Front Matter....Pages 43-43 Educational Preparation and Clinical Training within a Medical Setting....Pages 45-58 Psychologists,Politics,and Hospitals....Pages 59-79 Professionalism in Medical Settings....Pages 81-92 Front Matter....Pages 93-93 Quality Assurance and the Clinical Health Psychologist....Pages 95-112 Arguments for the Financial Efficacy of Psychological Services in Health Care Settings....Pages 113-126 Marketing Psychological Services in Hospitals....Pages 127-137 Computers in Psychological Practice....Pages 139-161 Front Matter....Pages 163-163 Critical Issues in Consultation and Liaison....Pages 165-185 Critical Issues in Consultation and Liaison....Pages 187-199 Emerging Issues in Women’s Health....Pages 201-221 Emerging Issues in the Care of the Elderly....Pages 223-248 Adherence to Self-Care Regimens....Pages 249-266 Front Matter....Pages 267-267 Research in the Medical Setting....Pages 269-282 Front Matter....Pages 283-284 Toward Program Development....Pages 285-289 Psychological Evaluation and Testing Services in Medical Settings....Pages 291-313 Development of an Eating-Disorder Program....Pages 315-330 Integration of Clinical Psychology into Adult and Pediatric Oncology Programs....Pages 331-352 Front Matter....Pages 283-284 Cardiovascular Disorders....Pages 353-373 Psychological Components of Rehabilitation Programs for Brain-Injured and Spinal-Cord-Injured Patients....Pages 375-400 Chronic Pain....Pages 401-420 Program for Behavioral and Learning Disorders in Children....Pages 421-453 Development of a Program for Sleep Disorders....Pages 455-471 Diabetes....Pages 473-495 Psychological Theory, Assessment, and Interventions for Adult and Childhood Asthma....Pages 497-515 Psychological Characteristics and Treatment of Patients with Gastrointestinal Disorders....Pages 517-537 Programs for the Treatment of Dental Disorders....Pages 539-565 Integration of Clinical Psychology into Hemodialysis Programs....Pages 567-586 Psychosocial Services for Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease....Pages 587-600 Front Matter....Pages 601-601 Challenge of the Future....Pages 603-614 Back Matter....Pages 615-642