Managing the Psychological Impact of Medical Trauma
A Guide for Mental Health and Health Care Professionals
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Mental Illness
| Author: | Michelle Flaum Hall, EdD, LPCC-S, Scott E. Hall, PhD, LPCC-S | ISBN: | 9780826128942 |
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing Company | Publication: | July 12, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Springer Publishing Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michelle Flaum Hall, EdD, LPCC-S, Scott E. Hall, PhD, LPCC-S |
| ISBN: | 9780826128942 |
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing Company |
| Publication: | July 12, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Springer Publishing Company |
| Language: | English |
Intervention with patients who have had a traumatic experience in a health care setting is crucial not only to prevent long-term psychological issues, but also to help patients reduce anxiety when seeking medical help in the future. This groundbreaking book is the first to conceptualize medical trauma and provide mental health and health care professionals with best practices for treating such trauma in health care settings. It delivers in-depth systems-level strategies for supporting patients and their families who experience distress in the medical setting or as a result of life-threatening or life-altering diagnoses and procedures, and describes innovative models for integrating mental health professionals into current health care teams.
Intervention with patients who have had a traumatic experience in a health care setting is crucial not only to prevent long-term psychological issues, but also to help patients reduce anxiety when seeking medical help in the future. This groundbreaking book is the first to conceptualize medical trauma and provide mental health and health care professionals with best practices for treating such trauma in health care settings. It delivers in-depth systems-level strategies for supporting patients and their families who experience distress in the medical setting or as a result of life-threatening or life-altering diagnoses and procedures, and describes innovative models for integrating mental health professionals into current health care teams.
