Health psychology: a new form of psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy in its traditional form is being challenged due to managed care pressures. Psychotherapy using the model of health psychology can adapt well in a managed care environment. Differences between traditional psychotherapy and the psychotherapeutic approach of health psychology are discussed in this article, with a focus on an overview of health psychology and its applications to primary care, and the concept of single-session therapy. A case example of a sample treatment emphasizing the model of brief health psychology treatment is illustrated.
Fogel
Joshua
J
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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