Sentences with phrase «psychosocial care most»

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Quiz Ref IDLiterature has shown that female physicians may be more likely to adhere to clinical guidelines,1 - 3 provide preventive care more often,4 - 11 use more patient - centered communication,12 - 15 perform as well or better on standardized examinations, 16 and provide more psychosocial counseling to their patients than do their male peers.14 Although studies suggest differences in practice patterns and process measures of quality between male and female physicians, these studies have not examined patient outcomes, what we arguably care about the most.

With as many as 70 percent of primary care visits having a psychosocial component (Fries, Koop, & Beadle, 1993; Gatchel & Oordt, 2003), and up to 84 percent of the most common primary care symptoms found to have no known organic cause (Kroenke & Mangelsdorff, 1989), there is a place for mental health in medical settings, such as primary care; now known as the defacto mental health system (e.g., DeGruy, 1996).

Caregiver - focused groups were rated as providing skills such as information and support that reduced the negative appraisal of caregiving, decreased uncertainty and lessened hopelessness, while also teaching skills to cope with the stresses of caregiving.66 This supports suggestions that such groups might give caregivers the chance to openly interact with other caregivers in the absence of their care recipients.57 Moreover, in a systematic review of psychosocial interventions, group based or otherwise, caregivers listed the most useful aspect of interventions as regular interactions with a professional, providing the chance to openly communicate issues with them, and as a time to talk about feelings and questions related to cancer.13, 66

New research needs to emphasize psychosocial approaches to the prevention of depression in high risk women and to the treatment needs of depressed mothers and their families.4, 7,11 Most studies of treatment have focused primarily on the mother's depression, relying on medication or individual psychotherapy, 12 rather than on the mother's needs more broadly, including her relationship with her baby and the role of the father (or other responsible adult) in providing emotional support and practical help with child care.