Handbook of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings: Evidence – Based Assessment and Intervention  by Christine M. Hunter, Christopher L.  Hunter and Rodger Kessler pdf

Population health management, broadly defined, is an integrated approach to improve the health of an entire population by targeting the systems and policies that affect health care quality, access, and outcomes. From a clinical psychology perspective, population health involves clinical applications and interventions targeted at an entire patient population rather than individual patients.

The traditional practice of clinical psychology in medical settings has targeted the assessment and treatment of individual patients most often seen for one-on-one counseling. Decades of applied clinical research has resulted in the development of evidence-based cognitive-behavioral interventions for psychological, medical, and dental conditions that can be delivered by clinical psychologists. Indeed, the largest effect sizes and greatest improvements in clinical symptoms can most often be obtained using these empirically supported treatments delivered to individual patients.

For a variety of reasons, however, it is only a minority of patients who have access to and benefit from these cognitive-behavioral therapies. Less intensive clinical interventions delivered to an entire population of health care beneficiaries have the potential to have an even greater impact on the overall patient population than more effective treatments delivered to a small percentage of patients.

Population health interventions arc often integrated into standard clinical settings, with a shift in emphasis from individual patients with identified disorders or diseases to a larger target population. One example is the routine screening of all patients for tobacco use in a family medicine clinic followed by a brief intervention or referral for care. Brief interventions can be provided by a variety of health care professionals.

One of the best models for brief interventions in medical settings is the use of psychologists serving as behavioral health consultants within an integrated primary care clinic. Other population health interventions can be linked to the health care system but delivered outside of the medical setting, often through information technology approaches that arc alternatives to lacc-to-lacc therapy. These approaches capitalize on recent advances in technology and social networking by using multimedia tools such as tclchcalth, the Internet, and digital video devices….

Contents

Part I  Introduction

1. Psychology and Population Health Management / Alan L. Peterson, Jeslina Raj and Cynthia Luethcke Lancaster
2. A History of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings/ Mark Vander Weg and Jerry Suls

Part II  Professional Issues

3. Preparing the Next Generation for Integrated Care in Medical Settings: Training in Primary Care as a Foundation / Barbara A. Cubic and Abbie O. Beacham
4. Core Competencies for Psychologists: How to Succeed in Medical Settings /
Anne C. Dobmeyer and Anderson B. Rowan
5 . Ethics and the Law / Lois O. Condie, Lisa Grossman, John D. Robinson, and Don B. Condie
6.  Evidence-Based Practice: Concepts and Techniques for Translating Research into Practice / Barbara B. Walker, Charlotte Collins and Hope C. Mowery

Part III Practice Issues

7. Marketing Health Psychology / Steven M. Tovian
8. Balancing Value and Cost / Ronald R. O’Donnell, Nicholas A. Cummings and Janet L. Cummings
9. The Practice of Psychology in Medical Settings: Financially Sustainable Models /
Daniel Bruns, Rodger Kessler and Brent Van Dorsten

Part IV   Population Specific Consideration

10. Competency for Diverse Populations / Geneva Reynaga-Abiko and Tiffany Schiffner
11. Working in Pediatrics/ Robyn S. Mehlenbeck, Michelle M. Ernst and Leah Adams
12. Psychological Problems at Late Life: Holistic Care with Treatment Modules /
Lee Hyer and Ciera Scott
13. Practice in a Rural Setting/ Robert J. Ferguson, Amber Martinson, Jeff Matranga and Sandra Sigmor

Part V Medical Specialties and Settings

14. Clinical Psychologists in Primary Care Settings / Anne C. Dobmeyer and Benjamin F. Miller
15. Women’s Health: Obstetrics and Gynecology / Pamela A. Geller, Alexandra R. Nelson, Sara L. Komfield and Dina Goldstein Silverman
16. The Hospital-Based Consultation and Liaison Service / Michelle M. Ernst, Carrie Piazza-Waggoner, Brenda Chabon, Mary K. Murphy, JoAnne Carey and Angela Roddenberry
17. Endocrinology / Felicia Hill-Briggs, Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, Kristina P. Schumann and Sherita Hill Golden
18. Gastrointestinal Conditions / Tiffany Taft and Megan Riehl
19. Cardiovascular Disease/ Jeffrey L. Goodie, Paula Prentice and Kevin T. Larkin
20. Chronic Pulmonary Diseases Across the Life Span/ Allison G. Dempsey, Christina L. Duncan and Kristina M. Kania
21. Primary Insomnia and Sleep Apnea in Pediatric and Adult Populations/ Stacey L. Simon, Christina L. Duncan and Janelle M. Mentrikoski
22. Managing Chronic Pain in Primary Care / Don McGeary, Cindy McGeary and Robert J. Gatchel
23. Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Behavioral Oncology / Jamie L. Studts, Michael G. Mejia, Jennifer L. Kilkus and Brittany M. Brothers
24. Physical Rehabilitation Programs / Erin E. Andrews and Timothy R. Elliott
25.  Neurology and Neuropsychology / Dennis J. Zgaljardic and Lynn A. Schaefer
26. Preoperative Mental Health Evaluations/ David B. Sarwer, Scott Ritter, Traci D’AImeida and Robert Weinrieb
27. Behavioral Dentistry / Cynthia Luethcke Lancaster, Ashley M. Gartner, John P. Hatch and Alan L. Peterson
28. Conclusion: Final Thoughts from the Editors / Christine M. Hunter, Christopher L. Hunter and Rodger Kessler

Language: English
Format: PDF
Pages: 772