title: Effective psychological care for physically ill patients in hospital.
abstract: This article introduces the concept of psychological care as part of a holistic approach to nursing practice. Its primary focus is on the psychological care needs of general medical and surgical patients in hospital, but the principles introduced and discussed are broadly relevant to a wide range of nursing and healthcare settings and contexts.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Psychology Training Programme, Keele University, Stoke on Trent. h.m.priest@staffs.ac.uk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Priest
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006694:Holistic Health; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008603:Mental Health; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital