| Psychotherapy for neurologists. | |
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PMID: 19551597 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Psychotherapy has traditionally been regarded as the purview of psychiatry rather than neurology. Yet, the doctor-patient relationship is fundamental to both specialties, and the principles that derive from psychotherapy theory and practice apply to that relationship regardless of the specialty. It is common knowledge that a large proportion of patients seen in the context of the practice of medicine have some kind of emotional disturbance. Moreover, patients with organic disease may also have significant emotional difficulties that complicate both the primary illness and its treatment. This experience inevitably has drawn attention to the need for the nonpsychiatric physician to have an understanding and proficiency in psychiatric diagnosis and psychotherapeutic principles. In this article, we consider basic psychotherapeutic principles that are useful in the everyday practice of neurologists and other nonpsychiatric physicians. These skills are important not only for practical reasons, but also because responsiveness to their emotional distress is essential to maintain empathy and caring as cornerstones of the art of medicine. With the use of clinical examples to illustrate these principles, we hope that readers can apply them to their own clinical experiences. |
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Authors:
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Gabrielle S Hobday; Glen O Gabbard |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-06-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Seminars in neurology Volume: 29 ISSN: 1098-9021 ISO Abbreviation: Semin Neurol Publication Date: 2009 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-06-24 Completed Date: 2009-09-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8111343 Medline TA: Semin Neurol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 194-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77036, USA. ghobdaymd@gmail.com |
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Adult Female Humans Male Nervous System Diseases / psychology*, therapy* Neurology* Physician-Patient Relations* Physicians / psychology* Psychotherapy / methods* Transfer (Psychology) |
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