Psychosocial and Behavioral Aspects of Medicine

This enlightening resource enables health care providers to look beyond physical symptoms to the psychosocial effects of illness on patients for improved provider-patient communication and better clinical outcomes. Readers will learn the impact of patients' attitudes and behaviors in the clinical setting, emphasizing optimal diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered conditions. Chapters include assessment interviews based in a variety of practice settings, and cover a broad range of topics including basic counseling and communication skills, self-care and stress management strategies, cultural and diversity issues, chemical and behavioral additions, domestic violence, mental disorders, end of life issues, and much more.