The Behavioral Medicine Treatment Planner by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2007-10-07T22:17:00+00:00

23. Help patient implement strategies that enhance sense of control in managing medical condition (e.g., taking an active role in treatment plan, seeking information to increase knowledge about medical condition).

24. Challenge patient to focus on capabilities rather than disabilities.

25. Assist patient in developing skills (e.g., relaxation techniques, communication skills, decreased internal focus, problem solving) to enhance coping with medical condition.

26. Refer patient to a support group related to medical condition.

27. Assign patient to keep a journal of emotions about losses and life changes due to medical condition. Process during treatment sessions.

28. Recommend self-help books on coping with depression (e.g., The Feeling Good Handbook by Burns, What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Helmstetter, or Talking to Yourself by Butler).

29. Teach patient assertiveness skills, using modeling, behavioral rehearsal, and role playing.

30. Encourage and reinforce patient's participation in medically appropriate exercise.

31. Recommend that patient read Exercising Your Way to Better Mental Health (Leith).

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