The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Behavioral Medicine - A Clinician's Guide to Evidence-based Psychosocial Interventions for Individuals with Medical Illness

This text outlines the importance of biopsychosocial factors in improving medical care, and illustrates evidence-based, state-of-the-art interventions for patients with a variety of medical conditions. Each chapter is focused on a particular health concern or illness, which is described both in terms of prevalence and frequent psychological and psychiatric comorbidities that may present to clinicians working with these populations. Consistent with evidence-based care, information on the efficacy of the treatments being described is presented to support their continued use. To accommodate the needs of clinicians, we describe population specific approaches to treatment, including goal settings, modules and skills as well as strategies to assess and monitor progress.  To facilitate learning, each chapter contains one or more case examples that explicate the skills described to convey change within a behavioral medicine protocol. Each chapter also includes resources in the form of books and websites to gain additional knowledge and detail as needed. Authors are experts in the field of each chapter, ensuring that information presented is recent and of high quality. 
     

Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychology

Harvard Medical School

Behavioral Medicine Service

Massachusetts General Hospital

Department of Psychiatry

One Bowdoin Square

7th floor, Suite 758

Boston, MA 02114

USA

 

Joseph A Greer, PhD

Assistant Professor in Psychology

Harvard Medical School

Center for Psychiatric Oncology and Behavioral Sciences

Massachusetts General Hospital        

Department of Psychiatry

55 Fruit Street

Boston MA, 02114-2696 

USA

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Steven A Safren, PhD

Professor of Psychology

Department of Psychology

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL 33124-0751

USA