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Psychology and Diabetes Care, 2012
A Practical Guide
Coordinators: Barnard Katharine D., Lloyd Cathy E.
Language: EnglishSubject for Psychology and Diabetes Care:
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177 p. · Paperback
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1. Psychological Burden of Diabetes and What it Means to People with Diabetes.- 2. A Patient’s Perspective.- 3. Supporting Resilience and Positive Outcomes in Families, Children and Adolescents.- 4. Adolescence.- 5. Diabetes and Special Groups.- 6. Tips and Tricks on Effective Communication with people with diabetes–Helping People Achieve Their Goals whilst Achieving Your Own.- 7. Supporting health behaviour change in general practice.
Each chapter includes a ‘tips and tricks’ or ‘key point summary’ section for quick gleaning by the reader
The contributors comprising a mixture of psychologists and medical doctors, this book is carefully balanced to be clinically applicable whilst drawing from a deep understanding of psychology
New areas such as intensive insulin therapies and technologies such as continuous glucose monitoring are explored in detail in terms of their psychological impact
The key issue of depression and depressive symptomatology will be explored and the implications of poor mental health for practice will be considered
Up to date or current policy/empirical research integrated into the chapters
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