Improving Patient Treatment with Attachment Theory

A Guide for Primary Care Practitioners and Specialists

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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This book emphasizes interpersonal relationships as a frequently overlooked, yet crucial element in today’s healthcare system and describes the utility of attachment theory in understanding and managing patients with medical and surgical illness.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-12-14
Mått155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt521 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor196
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319232997

Tillhör följande kategorier

Allmänmedicin inom Medicin
Läkare / patientrelation inom Medicin
Psykologi: känslor inom Psykologi och pedagogik
Psykologi inom Psykologi och pedagogik
Psykiatri inom Medicin

Introduction.- Background: Fundamentals of Attachment Theory.- Advanced Attachment Concepts.- Specific populations: Family Practice/Somatization.- Diabetes.- Chronic Pain.- Nephrology/dialysis.- Hepatitis/obesity.- Cancer/ Palliative care.- The Disorganized attachment patient.- The interventions: Consultation and Liaison (C&L).- Collaborative Care.- Psychotherapy.- Mentalizing.- The Future: What about the practitioner's attachment system.- Health care process/systems.- The Attachment approach to Medical Education.- The Attachment Lens on Psychosomatics.- Summary.

"This is a wonderful and clinically practical guide to understanding and using attachment theory for nonpsychiatric healthcare professionals. ... This is an excellent primer for a grand rounds talk to any medical or surgical group to help them understand how their patients react when under duress. ... I highly recommend this book for all healthcare professionals, even psychiatric residents or students beginning a consult liaison rotation in the hospital." (Brett C. Plyler, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2016)