Scientific Problem Solvers - Careers for the 21st Century
This dynamic introduction to careers in psychology is especially designed to capture the interest of the MTV generation. This fast-paced video gives the viewer a broad overview of what psychology is, the emerging growth opportunities in the field, and ways to pursue a psychology career. It features interviews with psychologists working in diverse ......
Shows clinical health psychologists how to assess and treat adults suffering from chronic respiratory disease. This primer provides basic medical information for practitioners, especially those performing in outpatient settings who may be unfamiliar with these conditions.
Offers a succinct but comprehensive guide to psycho-oncological practice. Designed to build a foundation of knowledge that tackles the depth and breadth of the field, this volume includes a range of psychological interventions aimed at helping patients cope with cancer treatment.
Clinical health psychologists often encounter patients needing interventions for substance use, yet rarely do practitioners receive specialized training in this area. This book is designed for mental health providers in medical settings who need the knowledge and skills to assess and treat conditions relevant to substance use.
Provides an overview of integrated primary care for mental health professionals. In clear, straightforward language, it describes the benefits and key components of integrated care, with a special emphasis on the Primary Care Behavioral Health model of service delivery.
This concise primer introduces mental health practitioners to the fundamentals of chronic heart disease. It reviews basic etiology and specific methods for assessing and treating comorbid psychological disorders.
Provides a comprehensive overview of treating patients with chronic pain, using evidence-based therapies. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, Darnall shows mental health professionals how to utilize mindfulness interventions, hypnosis, and biofeedback, and also address comorbid problems such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia.
Psychological testing is most valuable when it makes a meaningful difference in a person's treatment. This groundbreaking book offers a person- and treatment-centred approach to psychological testing, as opposed to the more common test-centred approach. The result is a clinically nuanced and robust approach to inference making and data synthesis.
The ambitious goal of this book is to transform how mental health practitioners understand and treat diverse groups of women. Doing so involves thinking in more nuanced ways about women's multiple identities that are formed from the complex interplay of ethnic and racial background, social class, sexual orientation, ability/disability status, ......
