The Psychological Impact of Acute and Chronic Illness: A Practical Guide for Primary Care Physicians

by Tamara McClintock Greenberg

Book Overview

This book helps the primary care physician navigate the normative and non-normative psychological responses to illness, provides advice on coping and offers guidance on mental health referrals. The concise but comprehensive text emphasizes the basics, including responses to serious and potentially life-threatening illness, normal and maladaptive coping responses in medically ill individuals, and specific aspects of the illness process. Case examples...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387336826
• ISBN13: 9780387336824
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"