
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
A Toolkit for Creating Lasting Behavior Change in Your Patients
As a primary care provider, you are on the front lines of medical treatment. Oftentimes, you''re the first medical professional patients come to when they experience problems with their health. While some of these problems can be resolved by traditional medical treatment, many others are driven by underlying psychological issues and unhealthy lifestyle choices that you may feel powerless to affect. Between repeat patient visits and the frustrating progression of preventable symptoms and conditions, it''s no wonder so many medical and behavioral health providers feel burned out and at a loss for effective solutions.
This guide was designed to help you find those solutions and recapture the ability to effectively help patients achieve optimal health and happiness. Real Behavior Change in Primary Care offers ten-minute interventions that provide your patients with the tools they need to change unworkable and unhealthy behaviors. Each short yet powerful intervention utilizes empirically supported skills from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a form of cognitive behavioral therapy, to help you empower patients to take charge of the psychological blocks that keep them from resolving their health problems. You''ll also apply ACT skills to your own life and learn to better manage stress, recover from burnout, and rediscover the meaning behind your work as a health care provider.
- Help patients suffering with:
- Chronic disease
- Alcohol and substance abuse
- Chronic pain
- Anxiety and depression
- Trauma and abuse
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Contents
- A Note to Ebook Readers
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Beyond Mind as a Machine
- 2. How People Get Stuck
- 3. Creating a Context for Change
- 4. Takin’ It to the Streets: Real Behavior Change Tools
- 5. The Struggle: Engaging Patients with Chronic Disease
- 6. The Solution That Becomes the Problem: Intervening with Alcohol and Substance Abuse
- 7. “Doc, This Pain Is Killing Me”: Addressing Chronic Pain with Compassion
- 8. A Fresh Approach to the Daily Duo: Anxiety and Depression
- 9. Living in the Past, Dying in the Present: Trauma and Violence
- 10. Better and Faster: The Risk of Burnout
- 11. Provider Wellness: Preventing Burnout and Improving Job Satisfaction
- Appendices
- References