After the diagnosis : how patients react and how to help them cope / Gary McClain ; with Michelle Buchman.
Material type:
- 9781435495692 (pbk.)
- 1435495691 (pbk.)
- 610.696Â 22
- R 727.3Â .M395 2011
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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Loan | College of Health Science First Floor | R 727.3 .M395 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5003628 | |
Loan | College of Health Science First Floor | R 727.3 .M395 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5004258 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-350) and index.
Starting the conversation about a medical diagnosis -- Recognizing initial coping styles -- Acknowledging emotional reactions -- Acknowledging and confronting the fear factor -- Emotions and healthcare decision-making -- Helping newly-diagnosed patients communicate with health-care professionals -- Encouraging patients to gather information -- Developing a support plan with patients -- Coping with affects on self-image -- Connecting with a sense of meaning -- Communicating with family members and caregivers -- Creating a vision for the future -- When diagnoses involve the end of life -- Recognizing personal emotions as health-care professionals.
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