An Overview of Primary Care Family Psychology

Authors: McDaniel, Susan¹; LeRoux, Pieter

Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, Volume 14, Number 1, March 2007 , pp. 23-32(10)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

This paper describes the application of family psychology to the primary care setting—in service, education and training, and scholarship. Primary care family psychology integrates family systems with biopsychosocial theory, yielding an approach that is uniquely suited to the generalist demands of primary care. This approach attends especially to the effects of relationships on health and healthcare, using the family as a potential resource to the patient just as the healthcare team is a resource to the clinician. Training opportunities in primary care family psychology are growing. The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry fellowship is described as an example, with core primary care family psychology training in four different clinical sites: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics/Gynecology.

Keywords: Primary care; Family psychology; Family therapy; Integrated health care; Biopsychosocial

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1007/s10880-006-9050-7

Affiliations: 1: Email: susanh2_mcdaniel@urmc.rochester.edu

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