"Health Care Megatrends and Health Psychology" by Richard H. Dana

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Health Care Megatrends and Health Psychology

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (1986)

Richard H. Dana, Portland State University
Theodore W. May

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Abstract

Reviews the literature for historical, educational, and health care delivery system contributors to the field of health psychology, which is a major new area of professional practice that has emerged during a period of rapid changes in the health care industry. Four megatrends in medicine and health care are discussed that impinge upon health psychology: the "demythologization" of medicine, changing patterns of medical practice, "remedicalization" of psychiatrists, and alterations in financing health care. (42 ref)

Keywords

Health--Psychology

Disciplines

Psychiatry and Psychology

Publication Date

1986

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Richard H. Dana and Theodore W. May. "Health Care Megatrends and Health Psychology" Professional Psychology: Research and Practice Vol. 17 Iss. 3 (1986)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard_dana/138/