Main description:

Psychosocial factors, such as caregiver support and patients' expectations for quality of life after surgery, can have a strong impact on surgery outcomes. This book presents evidence-based approaches to presurgical psychological assessment across a broad range of medical conditions.

Psychologists and other mental health professionals are increasingly included within the preoperative evaluation process for patients preparing for major surgery.

Presurgical psychological assessment (PPA) aims to assess both the risk factors for poor surgical outcome, as well as patient strengths and resources that can have a positive impact on surgery results.

This book presents evidence-based approaches to PPA across a broad range of medical conditions. Chapters outline a flexible model and practical tips for conducting PPA. They also offer selection and administration guidelines for psychological testing and clinical interviews, and information about relevant ethical and legal issues.

Chapters review specific surgical areas in which PPAs are routinely conducted, including metabolic and bariatric, gynecologic, spinal procedures, gender embodiment, breast cancer treatment and prevention, solid organ transplant, deep brain stimulation, and treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION. Presurgical Psychological Assessments: Historical Perspectives and Current Status
Ryan J. Marek and Andrew R. Block
CHAPTER 1: The Risk Identification and Mitigation (RIM) Model for Presurgical Psychological Assessments
Ryan J. Marek and Andrew R. Block
CHAPTER 2: Selecting and Administering Psychological Measures for Presurgical Assessments
Ryan J. Marek
CHAPTER 3: Ethical Considerations in the Assessment of Surgical Candidates
Christine D. Liff and Shane S. Bush
CHAPTER 4: Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Allyson Diggins and Ninoska Peterson
CHAPTER 5: Spine Surgery
Julie Murray, Jayme S. Warner, and Scott DeBerard
CHAPTER 6: Gender Embodiment Surgery
Zo Amaro Jimenez and Colt St. Amand
CHAPTER 7: Surgery for Treatment and Prevention of Breast Cancer
Andrea Bradford
CHAPTER 8: Solid Organ Transplant
Wendy Balliet, D. Brian Haver, Stacey Maurer, and Lillian Christon
CHAPTER 9: Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease and Depression
Jennifer A. Foley
CHAPTER 10: Gynecologic Surgery
Andrea Bradford
CHAPTER 11: Surgical Treatment of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Genevieve Rayner, Honor Coleman, Emily Cockle, Andrew Neal, Charles Malpas
CHAPTER 12: Practical Suggestions for Presurgical Psychological Assessments and Future Directions for the Field
Andrew R. Block
About the Editors
Index