Behavioral health disability: innovations in prevention and management

The purpose of this book is to demystify the evaluation and management of common psychological disorders and psychosocial issues which impact all realms ofmedical and mental health practice. These types of issues are often seen as 'medical quicksand' by treating professionals, employers, and insurers alike. Consequently, there is a system-wide avoidance of these disorders that significantly increase medical and disability costs. However, there is a considerable cost to individual and society as well in terms of the reduction in the quality of life of the individual and the high costs associated with chronic use of medical resources. It is essential to note the complexity of the psychiatric and psychosocial disability conundrum. This dilemma is not limited solely to short-term, minor problems but leach into the full spectrum of disability systems: private insurance, disability insurance, and federal programs for disabled persons. This book will provide innovative tools to confidently navigate the disability process by implementing, for the first time, true objective information coupled with the state-of-the-art evidence-based research. Thus, all individuals involved in the psychiatric disability process will be able to properlymanage the process, optimize the treatment for an optimal outcome and avoid iatrogenic disability. In particular, the book will provide a clear evidence-based guidance for the evaluation and treatment process not only for individualswith obvious psychological problems, but for symptomatic individual with no discernable etiology or who simply never seem to get well. Provides a link between treating professionals which incorporates this information into the disability treatment and management process furnishing clinicians with the comprehensive professional perspective that is lacking in the field. Includes description of authors’ pioneering study which utilized disability claims data to identify concerns demonstrating the adverse effect of inaccurate diagnosis, inappropriate treatment, and objectively unsupported disability leave. INDICE: Overview of the scope of psychological and behavioral health disability.- Overview of the lack of coordination of treatment.- Overview of lack of coordination among all professionals involved in the psychological and behavioral health disability process.- True psychological concerns versus psycho-social concerns.- Comorbidity and psychological concerns.- present multiple perspectives from different types of professionals involved in the psychological and disability process. - Primary Care Medicine and Psychological and Behavioral Health Disability.- Epidemiological and prevalence of psychological and behavioral health concerns in primary care medicine.- Discussion of usual care treatment process: strengths and weaknesses.- Determining current psychological functioning: strengths and weaknesses.- Referral and coordination of treatment considerations: strengths and weakness in current process.- Medicalization: The process of taking everyday occurrences and identifying them as medical concerns.- Malingering and symptom exaggeration.- Patient compliance issues: limitations and strategies for improved management.- Appropriate documentation of limitations in functioning.- Treatment outcomes: Strategies for addressing individual’s return to work.- Occupational Medicine.- Epidemiological and prevalence of psychological and behavioral health concerns in Occupational Medicine.- Discussion of usual care treatment process: strengths and weaknesses.- Determining current psychological functioning: strengths and weaknesses.- Referral andcoordination of treatment considerations: strengths and weakness in current process.- Medicalization: The process of taking everyday occurrences and identifying them as medical concerns.- Symptom exaggeration and malingering.- Patient compliance issues: limitations and strategies for improved management.- Appropriate documentation of limitations in functioning.- Treatment outcomes: Strategies for addressing individual’s return to work.- Psychology.- Epidemiological and prevalence of psychological and behavioral health concerns in Clinical Psychology.- Discussion of usual care treatment process: strengths and weaknesses.- Determining current psychological functioning: strengths and weaknesses.- Appropriate psychological testing.- Symptom exaggeration and Malingering.- Referral and coordination of treatment considerations: strengths and weakness in current process.- Medicalization: The process of taking everyday occurrencesand identifying them as medical concerns.- Patient compliance issues: limitations and strategies for improved management.- Appropriate documentation of limitations in functioning.- Treatment outcomes: Strategies for addressing individual’s return to work.- Psychiatry.- Epidemiological and prevalence of psychological and behavioral health concerns in Psychiatry- Discussion of usual care treatment process: strengths and weaknesses.- Determining current psychiatric functioning: strengths and weaknesses.- Psychological testing.- Symptom exaggeration and Malingering.- Referral and coordination of treatment considerations: strengths and weakness in current process.- Medicalization: The process of taking everyday occurrences and identifying them as medical concerns.- Appropriate documentation of limitations in functioning.- Treatment outcomes: Strategies for addressing individual’s return to work.- Rehabilitation.- Epidemiological and prevalence of psychological and behavioral health concerns in Psychiatry.- Discussion of usual care treatment process: strengths and weaknesses.- Determining current psychiatric functioning: strengths and weaknesses.- Rehabilitation assessment and testing.- Symptom exaggeration and Malingering.- Referraland coordination of treatment considerations: strengths and weakness in current process.- Medicalization: The process of taking everyday occurrences and identifying them as medical concerns.- Patient compliance issues: limitations and strategies for improved management.- Appropriate documentation of limitations in functioning.- Treatment outcomes: Strategies for addressing individual’s return to work.- Legal Perspective.- Plaintiff versus defense perspective on psychological and behavioral health disability.- State legislative considerations.- Federal considerations: FMLA and ADA.- HIPAA limitations with disability.- Legal perspective in defining appropriate outcome.- Employer Perspective.- Maintaining a productive workplace.- Workplace absence policy: Strengths and weakness in current employer policies.- Problematic workplace behaviors that serve as catalysts for filing for a psychological disability claim.- Obtaining required documentation: strengths and weaknesses in current process.- Gaps in communication with treating professionals.- Appropriate workplace accommodations.- Helping the employee stay at work.- The insurer and psychological/behavioral health disability.- Insurer perspective.- Case management perspective.- Current issues in providing insurance coverage for psychological, behavioral health, and co-morbid claims.- Current identified drivers of psychological disability claims.- Strategies for effective management.- Future Directions .- S ummarization/recap.- Recommendations for initiating immediate change in the process.- Implications for long-term change.- Implications for future research

• ISBN: 978-0-387-09813-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 28/08/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés