Book, Hospital Psychology Theory Applications Clinical Cases 3/18[LS]

Health Psychology understands behavior in the health-illness context. Thus, the use of the traditional model of Clinical Psychology in a hospital environment became ineffective and clinical actions in a general hospital began to represent a great challenge for psychologists, who seek to help patients in maintaining therapeutic plans. The third edition of Psicologia Hospitalar | Theory, Applications and Clinical Cases, expanded and updated, in addition to portraying the role of the psychologist in this context, it presents employees in different clinical cases, demonstrating how psychological knowledge is structured and applied in health care. The book is practical and objective, and raises the discussion to the comprehensiveness of care and the interrelationship of multidisciplinary care teams. Differentiators: • Expanded edition, with seven new chapters covering current topics; • Discussion about the comprehensiveness of care and the interrelationship with multidisciplinary teams; • Presentation of clinical cases with intervention plans in the context of psychology in a hospital environment.