Search UDS Library Collections


Image from Google Jackets

After the diagnosis : how patients react and how to help them cope / Gary McClain ; with Michelle Buchman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Clifton Park, N.Y. : Delmar, 2011.Description: xix, 360 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781435495692,1435495691
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • R727.3 .M11
Online resources:
Contents:
Starting the conversation about a medical diagnosis -- Recognizing initial coping styles -- Acknowledging emotional reactions -- Acknowledging and confronting the fear factor -- Emotions and healthcare decision-making -- Helping newly-diagnosed patients communicate with health-care professionals -- Encouraging patients to gather information -- Developing a support plan with patients -- Coping with affects on self-image -- Connecting with a sense of meaning -- Communicating with family members and caregivers -- Creating a vision for the future -- When diagnoses involve the end of life -- Recognizing personal emotions as health-care professionals.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Cover image Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Vol info URL Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds Item hold queue priority Course reserves
Books CKT-UTAS Library General Stacks R727.3 M11 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available NAV-5230103089

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-350) and index.

Starting the conversation about a medical diagnosis -- Recognizing initial coping styles -- Acknowledging emotional reactions -- Acknowledging and confronting the fear factor -- Emotions and healthcare decision-making -- Helping newly-diagnosed patients communicate with health-care professionals -- Encouraging patients to gather information -- Developing a support plan with patients -- Coping with affects on self-image -- Connecting with a sense of meaning -- Communicating with family members and caregivers -- Creating a vision for the future -- When diagnoses involve the end of life -- Recognizing personal emotions as health-care professionals.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.
Share