Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, Third Edition

by Feldman, Mitchell; Christensen, John

• ISBN13: 9780071438605
• ISBN10: 0071438602
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-27
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

Behavioral Medicine in Primary Caredelivers practical coverage of behavioral and interactional issues that occur between provider and patient in everday clincial practice. You will learn how to deliver bad news, how to conduct an effective patient interview, how to clinically manage behavioral issues in the dying patient, the principles of medical professionalism, behavioral issues in men's and women's heatlh, and much more.

Author Biography

Mitchell Feldman, MD is Professor of Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine, one of the outstanding general medicine programs in the country as well as one of the nation'sleading behavioral medicine groups.

John Christensen, PhD is a clinical psychologist in the Department of Medicine, Legacy Portland Hospitals, Portland.

Table of Contents

The Doctor & Patient
The Medical Interview	p. 1
Empathy	p. 10
Giving Bad News	p. 18
Difficult Patients/Difficult Situations	p. 24
Suggestion & Hypnosis	p. 34
Practitioner Well-being	p. 44
Mindful Practice	p. 49
Working with Specific Populations
Families	p. 55
Children	p. 71
Adolescents	p. 82
Older Patients	p. 90
Cross-cultural Communication	p. 100
Women	p. 111
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender (LGBT) Patients	p. 121
Vulnerable Patients	p. 130
Health-Related Behavior
Behavior Change	p. 141
Patient Adherence	p. 158
Smoking	p. 163
Obesity	p. 171
Eating Disorders	p. 179
Alcohol & Substance Use	p. 186
Mental & Behavioral Disorders
Depression	p. 199
Anxiety	p. 227
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 240
Somatization	p. 247
Personality Disorders	p. 259
Dementia & Delirium	p. 280
Sleep Disorders	p. 291
Sexual Problems	p. 303
Special Topics
Complementary & Alternative Medicine	p. 323
Stress & Disease	p. 330
Pain	p. 344
HIV/AIDS	p. 357
Mistakes in Medical Practice	p. 369
Intimate Partner Violence	p. 380
Chronic Illness & Patient Self-management	p. 386
Palliative Care, Hospice, & Care of the Dying	p. 393
Teaching Behavioral Medicine in Medical Settings
Education for Competencies in the Social & Behavioral Sciences	p. 407
Professionalism	p. 424
Connections & Boundaries in Clinical Practice	p. 431
Training of International Medical Graduates	p. 438
Trainee Well-being	p. 447
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