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By
Kenneth Hambly, General Practitioner
Alice Muir, Stress Management Consultant
Description
Many GPs encounter patients who are suffering from stress - a condition which the GP may have difficulty in diagnosing. Treatment options
decisions may also prove problematic.
This book is a practical account which serves to demystify the management of stress through
the understanding of the simple underpinning concepts. Experienced authors, Kenneth Hambly and Alice Muir have extensive experience in
this specialist field.
Contents
Introduction; PART I: Stress in context (an overview; life and workplace stress; individual vulnerability; how to manage stress); PART
II: Stress and the GP (the physiology and psychology of stress; management of the consultation; somatic presentations; psychological
presentations to which stress can contribute; when to treat; treatment options; GP stress); APPENDICES (guidelines for producing written
patient materials, guidelines for producing a relaxation audio cassette for patients; text and label for relaxation cassette; written
relaxation instructions for patients; text for comprehensive patient stress management booklet; useful addresses; books worth reading
for GP, and for patient; sample page from patient booklet); References; Bibliography; Suggested reading.
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 240 pages, publication date: MAR-1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-2737-5
ISBN-10: 0-7506-2737-9
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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