I was a Medical Student in 1966 when the Millis Report on the training of the generalist physician was published, de?ning the concept of primary care. According to the Report, the primary provider has four major responsib- ities or roles. The ?rst role is that of initial contact care of the undiffer- tiated patient. The second is to provide comprehensive care based on the belief that the primary provider should be able to manage the overwhe- ing majority of problems with which patients present. Equally important is the third role continuity and coordination of care within the health care...
I was a Medical Student in 1966 when the Millis Report on the training of the generalist physician was published, de?ning the concept of primary care....
Individuals, Families, and the New Era of Genetics: Biopsychosocial Perspectives brings together state-of-the-science information on the psychosocial aspects of genetics and genomics from individual and family dynamic perspectives. Genetic screening, testing, and treatment for disease will soon be available on a large scale. This book applies cognitive-behavioral and family systems approaches to conceptualize how individuals and their families cope with genetic information. Its authors, all eminent scholars, cover theoretical, methodological, clinical, legal, and ethical issues...
Individuals, Families, and the New Era of Genetics: Biopsychosocial Perspectives brings together state-of-the-science information on the psyc...
Family therapy provides a way of thinking in systemic, relational terms, and a set of strategies for intervening with individuals, couples, families, and other systems. Whether the client is a large family or a single person, family therapy focuses on changing relational interactions. In addition to this relationship focus, family therapy considers biological, environmental, and cultural influences on the client. In this book, William J. Doherty and Susan H. McDaniel present and explore this approach, its theory, history, the therapy process, primary change mechanisms, empirical basis, and...
Family therapy provides a way of thinking in systemic, relational terms, and a set of strategies for intervening with individuals, couples, families, ...
Susan H. McDaniel William J. Doherty Jeri Hepworth
The field of medical family therapy has grown by leaps and bounds since the authors' bestselling first edition was published in 1992. In this thorough revision and update of their classic text, the authors describe the impact of recent economic and structural changes in health care on the role of the medical family therapist. They describe how medical and mental health providers can learn to speak the same language, whether they collaborate in outpatient therapy, co-location settings, community health centres, or fully-integrated health systems. They also take into account exciting new...
The field of medical family therapy has grown by leaps and bounds since the authors' bestselling first edition was published in 1992. In this thorough...
Psychosocial problems appear within a medical context worldwide, and are a major burden to health. Psychosomatic Medicine: An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting takes a uniquely global approach in laying the foundations of bio psychosocial basic care (such as recognizing psychosocial and psychosomatic problems, basic counseling and collaboration with mental health specialists) and provides relevant information about the most common mental and psychosomatic problems and disorders. The scope of the book is intercultural--it addresses global cultures, subcultures living...
Psychosocial problems appear within a medical context worldwide, and are a major burden to health. Psychosomatic Medicine: An International Prim...
