The Emerging Role of Counseling Psychology in Health Care

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Edition: 00
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-08-17
Publisher(s): W. W. Norton & Company
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Summary

This book is designed to appeal to both graduate students in counseling/health psychology and clinicians interested in learning more about working with medical populations. It covers topics ranging from pediatric health to pain management to life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and AIDS. Leaders in health psychology offer their expertise, reviewing current research and offering ideas for practice. The first editor lives in Seattle, the second in Tempe, Arizona; and the third in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix(2)
Contributors xi
Counseling Psychology in Health Care: An Introduction 1(6)
Sari Roth-Roemer
Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius
Cheryl Carmin
I. Professional Issues 7(70)
1. Issues in Professional Identity
7(23)
Elizabeth M. Altmaier
Brian D. Johnson
Jane S. Paulsen
2. Training for Health Settings
30(25)
John D. Alcorn
3. Ethical Issues and the Health Care Setting
55(22)
Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius
Katherine Vaughn Fielder
II. Areas of Practice 77(204)
4. Working in Medical Settings: Diagnostic, Practice, and Professional Issues
77(17)
Cheryl Carmin
Sari Roth-Roemer
5. Coronary Heart Disease: A Psychosocial Perspective on Assessment and Intervention
94(43)
Carl E. Thoresen
Jennifer Hoffman Goldberg
6. Chronic Illness: Promoting the Adjustment Process
137(20)
Cynthia McRae
Charlie H. Smith
7. Psychological Perspectives on Life-Threatening Illness: Cancer and AIDS
157(34)
Thomas V. Merluzzi
Mary Ann Martinez Sanchez
8. Pain Management
191(19)
Jeffrey L. Okey
9. Rehabilitation Medicine
210(22)
Kathleen Chwalisz
10. Neuropsychology
232(21)
Raymond L. Ownby
11. Eating Disorders
253(28)
Cynthia R. Kalodner
III. Special Populations 281(116)
12. Health Counseling for Children and Adolescents in Medical Settings
281(28)
Marilyn Stern
Bonnie J. McIntosh
Sloan L. Norman
13. Older Adults and Geriatrics
309(21)
Sue C. Jacobs
Mary Jean Formati
14. Women's Health Issues: A Focus on Infertility, Gynecological Cancer, and Menopause
330(26)
Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius
Susan E. Maresh
15. Addressing the Needs of Diverse Racial/Ethnic Populations
356(41)
Ester Ruiz Rodriguez
IV. Special Issues 397(48)
16. Perspectives from Psychiatry
397(12)
Jesse R. Fann
17. Spirituality, Health, and Science: The Coming Revival?
409(23)
Carl E. Thoresen
18. Future Directions and Current Debates: Where Do We Go Now That We're Here?
432(13)
Cheryl Carmin
Sari Roth-Roemer
Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius
Index 445

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