Presurgical Psychological Screening
. Ed(S): Block, Andrew R.; Sarwer, David B.
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Hardback. This book presents PPS procedures for a wide range of surgery types, such as spinal surgery, organ transplantation, bariatric surgery, and plastic surgery. Editor(s): Block, Andrew R.; Sarwer, David B. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
This book presents presurgical psychological screening procedures for a wide range of surgery types, as well as techniques for communicating results to patients and possible pre- or postsurgery interventions to mitigate risk factors.
Surgery patients’ emotional and psychosocial concerns, health-related behaviors, outcome expectations, and compliance with the treatment regimen can all influence the ultimate effectiveness of surgery. Mental health professionals are increasingly called upon to perform presurgical psychological screening (PPS) to ensure that patients are given the treatments most likely to be effective, while reducing the chances of worsening their conditions. The authors explain how to conduct PPS, ... Read more
This book presents presurgical psychological screening procedures for a wide range of surgery types, as well as techniques for communicating results to patients and possible pre- or postsurgery interventions to mitigate risk factors.
Surgery patients’ emotional and psychosocial concerns, health-related behaviors, outcome expectations, and compliance with the treatment regimen can all influence the ultimate effectiveness of surgery. Mental health professionals are increasingly called upon to perform presurgical psychological screening (PPS) to ensure that patients are given the treatments most likely to be effective, while reducing the chances of worsening their conditions. The authors explain how to conduct PPS, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Washington DC, United States
ISBN
9781433812422
SKU
V9781433812422
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Ref
99-1
About . Ed(S): Block, Andrew R.; Sarwer, David B.
Andrew R. Block, PhD, received his bachelor's degree from Haverford College and his doctorate from Dartmouth College. He is a board-certified clinical health psychologist and fellow of APA Division 38 (Health Psychology). He has worked for more than 20 years with the Texas Back Institute in Plano, Texas, and, before that, with the Spine Institute in Carmel, Indiana. He specializes ... Read more
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