After the diagnosis
Subtitle: how patients react and how to help them cope
By: Gary McClain ; with Michelle Buchman
Contributors: Buchman, Michelle
Publisher: Delmar
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Clifton Park, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781435495692
Subjects: Directive Counseling; Psychology; Medical personnel and patient; Patients; Psychological Adaptation; Sick; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Professional-Patient Relations; Methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-350) and index.
Table of contents: title: Starting the conversation about a medical diagnosis; title: Recognizing initial coping styles; title: Acknowledging emotional reactions; title: Acknowledging and confronting the fear factor; title: Emotions and healthcare decision-making; title: Helping newly-diagnosed patients communicate with health-care professionals; title: Encouraging patients to gather information; title: Developing a support plan with patients; title: Coping with affects on self-image; title: Connecting with a sense of meaning; title: Communicating with family members and caregivers; title: Creating a vision for the future; title: When diagnoses involve the end of life; title: Recognizing personal emotions as health-care professionals.