The Emerging Role of Counseling Psychology in

This book is designed to appeal to both graduate students in counseling/health psychology and clinicians interested in learning more about working with medical populations. It covers topics ranging from pediatric health to pain management to life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and AIDS. Leaders in health psychology offer their expertise, reviewing current research and offering ideas for practice. The first editor lives in Seattle, the second in Tempe, Arizona; and the third in Chicago.

Acknowledgments

ix

(2)

Contributors

xi

Counseling Psychology in Health Care: An Introduction

1

(6)

Sari Roth-Roemer

Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius

Cheryl Carmin

I. Professional Issues

7

(70)

1. Issues in Professional Identity

7

(23)

Elizabeth M. Altmaier

Brian D. Johnson

Jane S. Paulsen

2. Training for Health Settings

30

(25)

John D. Alcorn

3. Ethical Issues and the Health Care Setting

55

(22)

Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius

Katherine Vaughn Fielder

II. Areas of Practice

77

(204)

4. Working in Medical Settings: Diagnostic, Practice, and Professional Issues

77

(17)

Cheryl Carmin

Sari Roth-Roemer

5. Coronary Heart Disease: A Psychosocial Perspective on Assessment and Intervention

94

(43)

Carl E. Thoresen

Jennifer Hoffman Goldberg

6. Chronic Illness: Promoting the Adjustment Process

137

(20)

Cynthia McRae

Charlie H. Smith

7. Psychological Perspectives on Life-Threatening Illness: Cancer and AIDS

157

(34)

Thomas V. Merluzzi

Mary Ann Martinez Sanchez

8. Pain Management

191

(19)

Jeffrey L. Okey

9. Rehabilitation Medicine

210

(22)

Kathleen Chwalisz

10. Neuropsychology

232

(21)

Raymond L. Ownby

11. Eating Disorders

253

(28)

Cynthia R. Kalodner

III. Special Populations

281

(116)

12. Health Counseling for Children and Adolescents in Medical Settings

281

(28)

Marilyn Stern

Bonnie J. McIntosh

Sloan L. Norman

13. Older Adults and Geriatrics

309

(21)

Sue C. Jacobs

Mary Jean Formati

14. Women's Health Issues: A Focus on Infertility, Gynecological Cancer, and Menopause

330

(26)

Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius

Susan E. Maresh

15. Addressing the Needs of Diverse Racial/Ethnic Populations

356

(41)

Ester Ruiz Rodriguez

IV. Special Issues

397

(48)

16. Perspectives from Psychiatry

397

(12)

Jesse R. Fann

17. Spirituality, Health, and Science: The Coming Revival?

409

(23)

Carl E. Thoresen

18. Future Directions and Current Debates: Where Do We Go Now That We're Here?

432

(13)

Cheryl Carmin

Sari Roth-Roemer

Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius

Index

445

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