Clinical Health Psychology in Medical Settings: A Practitioner's Guidebook / Edition 2

by Cynthia D. Belar PhD, William Deardorff PhD

Overview

Practicing psychologists and professional graduate students will find this classic guide invaluable in developing specialized expertise in clinical health psychology. The authors, thirty-year veterans in the field, provide an overview of the roles and functions of clinical health psychologists as well as the education, training, personal, and professional issues involved. Chapters on assessment, intervention, and consulting with medical colleagues present nuts-and-bolts strategies, case examples, and down-to-earth advice for effective practice.

This new edition includes expanded discussion of psychometric instruments as well as psychological testing with medical patients. The chapter on ethical issues has been completely updated to reflect the updated (2002) version of the APA Ethics Code, and the chapter on liability now identifies highest areas of risk and discusses strategies to reduce liability. All chapters include updated reading lists to guide the practitioner or student interested in further study in targeted areas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433803789
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	08/15/2008
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Cynthia D. Belar received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Ohio University in Athens in 1974 after an internship at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. From 1974 to 1984, she was on the faculty of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Gainesville, where she developed the Pain and Stress Management Laboratory as well as the medical psychology service and training components of the doctoral and internship programs. From 1983 to 1990, she served as chief psychologist and clinical director of behavioral medicine for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Los Angeles, California. From 1990 to 2000, she served as director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She has served as chair of the Association of Postdoctoral and Psychology Internship Programs, chair of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology, president of the American Board of Clinical Health Psychology, and president of the American Psychological Association's (APA) Division 38 (Health Psychology). Her research has been in the areas of pain, stress management, biofeedback, and reproductive endocrinology. She is currently the executive director of the APA Education Directorate and professor emerita at the University of Florida.
 
William W. Deardorff received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Washington State University in Pullman in 1985 after an internship at the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical health psychology at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Los Angeles, California. He is board certified in clinical health psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, is a fellow of the American Psychological Association's (APA) Division 38 (Health Psychology) and Division 42 (Independent Practice), and is on the clinical faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. He is the coauthor of several books, including Preparing for Surgery (1997), Win the Battle Against Back Pain (1996), Back Pain Remedies for Dummies (1999), and The Psychology of Spine Surgery (2003). He is one of the few psychologist–members of the North American Spine Society (NASS) and the National Association of Spine Specialists. As part of NASS, he is a member of the Outcome Measures task force, the Research Project Management committee, and the Scientific Review committee for the national professional meeting. He also serves on the medical advisory board for http://www.Spine-Health.com. Dr. Deardorff is in private practice in Beverly Hills, California, with a multidisciplinary group specializing in disorders of the spine.
 

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction to Clinical Health Psychology
2. Becoming a Clinical Health Psychologist
3. Clinical Health Psychology Assessment
4. Intervention Strategies in Clinical Health Psychology
5. Pitfalls in Practice
6. Ethical Issues in the Practice of Clinical Health Psychology
7. Liability Risks in Clinical Health Psychology: Malpractice Claims and Licensing Board Complaints
8. Future Issues for Clinical Health Psychology

Appendices

1. Medical Abbreviations
2. Journals Relevant to Clinical Health Psychology
3. Professional and Disease-Specific Organizations
4. Medical Problems That May Present With Psychological Symptoms

References

Author Index

Subject Index

About the Authors

Editorial Reviews

4 Stars! from Doody

This book is an introduction to clinical health psychology, covering its history, scope, and professional practice standards. It describes education and training requirements, roles and functions of the psychologist, and ethical and legal considerations. The authors are highly credible. Dr. Belar, in particular, has been a leader in the development of health psychology as a specialty area. The authors aim to provide an overview of the issues and challenge of psychological assessment, intervention, and consultation with medical patients. Its scope is broad in describing the content of health psychology. It attempts to capture the complexities of psychological service delivery in a multidisciplinary and rapidly changing health care environment. The target audience includes advanced graduate students and interns in clinical psychology and practicing clinical psychologists who want to expand their understanding of health psychology. The authors suggest that it may be useful for other mental health professionals who have an interest in work with medical or surgical patients. Tables and exhibits supplement the text. All are clear and well organized. In addition to literature cited, the authors have included reference lists in each chapter that direct the reader to key sources. References are current and pertinent, but some important works are omitted. Appendixes include resources important to the practitioner new to the area, e.g., professional organizations, journals. The authors use case examples to illustrate their discussion. The guidebook is an outstanding reference for students, interns, and new professionals in health psychology. It provides an insightful consideration of psychologicalservice delivery to medical and surgical patients. Its discussion of consultation to medical and surgical physicians is very good. This second edition is important, given rapid change in health service delivery over the ten years since the first edition.

Sara J. Knight

For graduate students or practicing psychologists interested in developing expertise in clinical health psychology, provides information and advice on the core content of the field, professional roles and protocol, effective assessment and intervention strategies, ethical issues, and the malpractice risks. Revised from the 1987 Practice of Clinical Health Psychology published by Pergamon Press, with updated listings of resources and training programs and the latest concepts and practices of ethics and malpractice. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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