Practical psychology in medical rehabilitation /
This easy-access guide summarizes the dynamic specialty of rehabilitation psychology, focusing on real-world practice in the medical setting. It begins by placing readers at the frontlines of practice with a solid foundation for gathering information and communicating effectively with patients, fami...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Cham : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34034-0 |
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This easy-access guide summarizes the dynamic specialty of rehabilitation psychology, focusing on real-world practice in the medical setting. It begins by placing readers at the frontlines of practice with a solid foundation for gathering information and communicating effectively with patients, families, and staff. The book s topics run a wide gamut of patient conditions (neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular), related problems (sleep and fatigue issues, depression) and practitioner responses (encouraging coping and compliance, pediatric and geriatric considerations). Models of disab |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(xxi,595pages): illustrations |
ISBN: | 9783319340340 |
Index Number: | RD792 |
CLC: | R749 |
Contents: | Basics and Biopsychosocial Practicalities -- Information gathering and documentation -- Language of rehabilitation -- Basic lab findings -- Neurology of neuropsychology -- Neurology -- Imaging basics -- Everyday psychopharmacology -- Practical ethics -- Models of adaptation and resilience -- Disability models -- Social participation and ability/disability -- Forensic issues: health care proxy, advance directives, and guardianship -- Populations, Problems, and Procedures -- Traumatic brain injury -- Stroke -- Neurological tumors. Spinal cord injury -- Multiple sclerosis -- Sensory impairments |