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Clinical health psychology institute: Integrating clinical health psychology into primary care settings
Author(s) -
James Larry C.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20309
Subject(s) - reimbursement , psychology , primary care , health care , health psychology , behavioral medicine , medical education , public health , psychiatry , nursing , medicine , family medicine , economics , economic growth
Abstract This special section of the Journal of Clinical Psychology serves as the proceedings for the inaugural Clinical Health Psychology Institute (CHPI). The goal of the CHPI was to provide attendees with a practical, “hands‐on” integration of clinical health psychology research and applied services for primary care practice. This primary care special section is a collection of some of the lectures presented during the one day conference. Dr. James' article on integrating clinical psychology into primary care settings serves as a beginner's guide to primary care integration and how and where to start a primary care program. Additionally, Drs. Earles, James, and Folen provide the rationale for health psycyhologists prescribing non‐psychopharmacological agents, as well as an overview of the clinical pathway model for psychologists to prescribe non‐psychopharmacological agents for the treatment of obesity. Lastly, Dr. Robin Miyamoto provided an article to serve as a guide for utilization of the codes to enhance reimbursement and assist psychologists in developing sustainable behavioral medicine practices. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 62: 1205–1206, 2006.