Behavioral Medicine in Primary Care: A Practical Guide
Product Description
This practical and comprehensive book introduces primary care physicians, residents, and students to behavioral medicine. It emphasizes practical clinical concerns and includes case examples. It addresses physician well-being.
Behavioral Medicine in Primary Care: A Practical Guide
portledgesteven said,
Wrote on June 7, 2010 @ 2:03 am
I teach med students and residents and find that this book is one of the best resources to describe the overlay between behavior and physiology. So many students say “well, that psychology stuff is just intuitive……I know what I’d feel” without recognizing that what they feel isn’t the point – what their patients feel is! This book builds the necessary bridge between intuition and research.
My students express surprise that there IS a science behind behavior and there ARE ways to break bad news to patients and there IS a link between psychology and physiology (perhaps best illustrated by the great flow diagram on stress).
This book summarizes material well and uses good case examples. If I were going to write a book on behavioral science in medicine, this is the book I’d write.
Rating: 4 / 5
Anonymous said,
Wrote on June 7, 2010 @ 3:36 am
This book is a wonderful overview of both common and difficult issues in the clinic setting, and very relevant to outpatient practice. It is easy reading, but full of practical tips and up-to-date references. I would recommend it to every primary care resident as an aid in their training.
Rating: 5 / 5
T. Holder said,
Wrote on June 7, 2010 @ 5:11 am
I picked up this book for my clinical psychology course at Palmer College of Chiropractic West. It has been a good resource for learning about different ways to deal with all kinds of people that may be coming into the clinic. The book is written in a style that makes it interesting and easy to read. I recommend this book to anyone in the healthcare field looking for information concerning the interview with the patient, working with specific populations (such as geriatrics or pediatrics), health-related behavior (such as Obesity), and mental/behavioral disorders.
Rating: 5 / 5
Nancy J. Bush Rn said,
Wrote on June 7, 2010 @ 5:17 am
Excellent textbook choice for beginning students in health care. Wide range of biobehavioral topics, clinical application with case studies.
Nancy Jo Bush, RN, MN, MA, NP
Assistant Clinical Professor
UCLA School of Nursing
Rating: 5 / 5