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Elsevier Health Sciences Psychology in the Physical and Manual Therapies 1e by Gregory Kolt Mark Andersen
This is a comprehensive text on psychology as related directly to the physical and manual therapies. It is divided into 3 sections :Section 1 addresses psychological principles as they relate to illness injury and rehabilitation.Section 2 covers key concepts relevant to psychological care in the physical therapies (e.g. client-practitioner relationships cognitive-behavioural interventions). The emphasis in the section is on integrating psychological and physical approaches to client care.Section 3 addresses specific client conditions encountered by those working in the physical and manual therapies.Easy-to-read style and format make the text a helpful reference for experienced practitioners brushing up or for newcomers seeing a condition for the first time.Information effectively relates the theoretical and research foundation to the practicalities of client -practitioner relationships interventions and working with clients with a variety of conditions.Broad international range of contributors provides diverse approaches giving a global picture.show more