Assessment of biopsychosocial risk factors for medical treatment: A collaborative approach

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-147

  Bruns, Daniel ^a   Disorbio, John Mark ^b  

^a Health Psychology Associates   (United States)

^b Integrated Therapies   (United States)

Author keywords

Battery for Health Improvement 2; Biopsychosocial; Brief Battery for Health Improvement 2; Presurgical psychological evaluation; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINE SURGERY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MMPI; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349096283     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-009-9148-9     Document Type: Article

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