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medical psychology can play a role in creating a healthier, happier “you”. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 561-703-4468 or fill out my contact form.
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Medical PsychotherapyWhat is Medical Psychotherapy?Medical Psychotherapy addresses issues concerning stress related diseases; Depression, Stress, Personality and Disease, Stress and Geriatric Medicine, and the Psychobiology of Stress Management. Examples of these issues and diseases are as follows:
If you have found yourself or someone you love struggling with any of these symptoms then let us tell you how Medical Psychology can Play a Role in Creating a Healthier, Happier “You”. Physical illness and pain can create feelings of helplessness. Catastrophic illness often times leaves one with feelings of hopelessness, lack of control, emotional paralysis and an inability to make decisions for one’s own good. Over a period of time this can lead to diminished self-esteem and an ability to act on one’s own behalf. One of the challenges we face is to help you move beyond learned stress reactions which lead to victimization and to guide you in the development of new strategies for recovery. Behavioral medical strategies can help you move beyond hopelessness and develop a sense of resiliency, recover your sense of self and move toward a level of control experienced only previous to your illness and pain. This can be accomplished through mind/body approaches some of which are; practiced self care techniques, stress reduction techniques, guided imagery, hypnosis, remembered wellness, creative relaxation techniques, power therapies and somatic sensitization. What Medical Psychology can do for the PractitionerInterventions based on medical psychology research have been shown to be effective in preventing avoidable illness and injury. Such interventions include preventive behaviors such as dietary and exercise change, and adherence behaviors such as self-care following surgery or procedures. Health-related behavior changes can reduce the unnecessary demand for professional time and therapeutic drugs. In some cases post-surgical care cost offset may be ten times that of delivering psychological interventions (Friedman et al. , 1995). Trials with longitudinal follow-up have shown that psychological interventions can improve current health care practices by reassessing preventative behaviors, improving treatment outcomes and reducing disability (Abraham 1999). The following are just a few relevant diagnosis that beg psychological treatment:
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