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Timothy P. Melchert presents a unified, science-based, biopsychosocial framework for behavioral healthcare in the 21st century. He lays out the essential scientific and ethical foundations of the framework and then applies it across the treatment process, from intake through outcome assessment.

Table of Contents

Introduction

I. Conceptual Foundations of the Biopsychosocial Approach to Behavioral Health Care

  1. The Foundational Framework of the Biopsychosocial Approach
  2. Scientific Foundations of Behavioral Health Care
  3. Ethical Foundations of Behavioral Health Care

II. The Public We Serve: Its Biopsychosocial Circumstances

  1. Psychological Functioning
  2. Sociocultural Factors
  3. Physical Health
  4. Biopsychosocial Factors Interacting Over Time: A Developmental Perspective

III. The Behavioral Health Care Treatment Process From the Biopsychosocial Perspective

  1. Assessment
  2. Treatment Planning
  3. Treatment
  4. Outcomes Assessment

IV. Additional Implications of the Biopsychosocial Approach

  1. Public Health Perspective on Behavioral Health
  2. Integrating Behavioral Health Care into Primary Health Care
  3. The Potential and Promise of Biopsychosocial Behavioral Health Care

References

Index

About the Author

Biopsychosocial Practice

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      Publisher American Psychological Association
      Published 18 August 2014
      ISBN-13 9781433817618
      978-1433817618
      ISBN-10 1433817616
      Also in:
      Clinical psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Timothy P. Melchert presents a unified, science-based, biopsychosocial framework for behavioral healthcare in the 21st century. He lays out the essential scientific and ethical foundations of the framework and then applies it across the treatment process, from intake through outcome assessment.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      I. Conceptual Foundations of the Biopsychosocial Approach to Behavioral Health Care

      1. The Foundational Framework of the Biopsychosocial Approach
      2. Scientific Foundations of Behavioral Health Care
      3. Ethical Foundations of Behavioral Health Care

      II. The Public We Serve: Its Biopsychosocial Circumstances

      1. Psychological Functioning
      2. Sociocultural Factors
      3. Physical Health
      4. Biopsychosocial Factors Interacting Over Time: A Developmental Perspective

      III. The Behavioral Health Care Treatment Process From the Biopsychosocial Perspective

      1. Assessment
      2. Treatment Planning
      3. Treatment
      4. Outcomes Assessment

      IV. Additional Implications of the Biopsychosocial Approach

      1. Public Health Perspective on Behavioral Health
      2. Integrating Behavioral Health Care into Primary Health Care
      3. The Potential and Promise of Biopsychosocial Behavioral Health Care

      References

      Index

      About the Author

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