This is the official journal of the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC). It publishes clinical articles that reflect single-case design methodology; literature reviews that serve as a basis for new techniques, heuristic research challenges, or exemplary clinical material; and papers that address philosophical issues surrounding training models at different educational levels. The Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed original papers on both applied and basic research as related to the work of psychologists in medical settings and with all patient groups. Coverage in the journal includes innovative training programs; special course materials; licensing, credentialing, and privileging in hospital practice; ethics; the role of psychologists in medical schools; professional practice matters; practice management; marketing and the politics of health care in general.
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
Description
Identifiers
ISSN | 1068-9583 |
e-ISSN | 1573-3572 |
DOI | 10.1007/10880.1573-3572 |
Publisher
Springer US
Additional information
Data set: Springer
Articles
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings > 2019 > 26 > 4 > 584-596
Hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a stressful and potentially traumatic experience for infants as well as their parents. The highly specialized medical environment can threaten the development of a nurturing and secure caregiving relationship and potentially derail an infant’s development. Well-timed, dose-specific interventions that include an infant mental health approach...
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings > 2019 > 26 > 4 > 550-574
Intervention programs have been developed to help parents cope with their child’s cancer. Despite some studies reporting a high level of evidence, it is unclear how these programs build on each other. Appraising models of change is critical to advance scientific knowledge and provide evidence-based interventions. This review aims to identify existing programs, explicitly formulate their underlying...
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings > 2019 > 26 > 4 > 430-439
This study tests a new comprehensive model accounting for the role of demographic, personal, and social factors in quality of life (QOL) among a sample of hematological cancer patients. We hypothesized that positive and negative affect would mediate the associations between these factors and QOL. Seventy-two patients were recruited at an outpatient hematological clinic in a midsized medical center...