Teaching medical staff psychological concepts via a hospital newsletter |
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Authors: | Judy R Gold Alizah Brozgold |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, 153 West 11th Street, Link 1, 10011 New York, New York |
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Abstract: | Despite the increased recognition of the critical role of social and psychological factors in health and illness, the teaching of psychology is rarely integrated in medical education. Staff generally have minimal formal training in psychological concepts. Patients on the inpatient rehabilitation unit frequently present with unexpected reactions in response to acute trauma and resulting changes in identity and capabilities. Rehabilitation goals therefore, must be based on psychological, as well as physical, capacities. A one-page, user-friendly newsletter was designed to illustrate basic psychological principles via case vignettes. The topics of fear, countertransference, and resistance were selected as critical issues staff frequently encounter in their work with patients. The newsletters provided the staff with basic conceptual tools for effectively treating patients, and the work of psychologists was demystified. The newsletter format is proposed as a creative adjunct to didactic teaching.Copies of the newsletter Insight can be obtained by request from Dr. Gold. |
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Keywords: | health psychology countertransference medical illness rehabilitation medical education |
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