Psychological Assessment in Medical SettingsSpringer Science & Business Media, 2004 M05 31 - 324 pages This volume, the first to specifically address the function of psychologists as practitioners and scientists in medical settings, presents a range of approaches to assessment and diagnostic practice rather than a litany of specific tools, diseases, or diagnostic problems. The comprehensive discussion, augmented by 41 case studies, addresses the psychological assessment of patients and their families using traditional neuropsychological and psychological diagnostic tools in various topic areas and settings. The application of assessment to issues such as ethics and law, professional self-assessment and credentialling, and the communication of diagnostic findings is also discussed. |
Contents
Psychologists in Medical Settings | 3 |
Remaining Current in a Changing Environment | 12 |
Communication | 20 |
Conclusion | 28 |
Medical Disorders and Physician Collaboration | 34 |
Psychosomatic and Somatoform Disorders | 41 |
Case Illustrations | 56 |
Research | 63 |
Types of Referrals | 147 |
Future Practice Directions | 162 |
Popular Instruments | 169 |
Conclusion | 181 |
Emergency Room Assessment Suicide | 185 |
Acute Anxiety Disorders | 198 |
Domestic Abuse of Adults | 204 |
Psychophysiological Assessment Biofeedback | 211 |
Case Illustrations | 72 |
Current Research | 78 |
Communication of Results | 87 |
Suggestions for the Future | 96 |
Who Composes a Family | 102 |
Why Family Assessment Is Helpful | 104 |
IllnessRelated Family Assessment Issues | 111 |
Where to Do Family Assessments | 118 |
Psychological Assessment in Pediatrics | 129 |
Conclusion | 141 |
Polysomnography | 220 |
Deception | 230 |
Quality of Life | 236 |
Ethical Issues | 246 |
SelfAssessment Credentialing Program | 253 |
Program Evaluation | 263 |
The Future of Assessment and Diagnosis | 269 |
References | 275 |
Author Biographies | 303 |
Other editions - View all
Psychological Assessment in Medical Settings Ronald H. Rozensky,Jerry J. Sweet,Steven M. Tovian Limited preview - 2004 |
Psychological Assessment in Medical Settings Ronald H. Rozensky,Jerry J. Sweet,Steven M. Tovian No preview available - 1997 |
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Popular passages
Page ix - Is not disease the rule of existence ? There is not a lily pad floating on the river but has been riddled by insects. Almost every shrub and tree has its gall, oftentimes esteemed its chief ornament and hardly to be distinguished from the fruit. If misery loves company, misery has company enough. Now, at midsummer, find me a perfect leaf or fruit.
References to this book
Handbook of Psychology, History of Psychology Irving B. Weiner,Donald K. Freedheim Limited preview - 2003 |