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Interventions to Support Integrated Psychological Care and Holistic Health Outcomes in Paediatrics

Shafran, RL; Bennett, SD; McKenzie, M; (2017) Interventions to Support Integrated Psychological Care and Holistic Health Outcomes in Paediatrics. [Review]. Healthcare , 5 (3) , Article 44. 10.3390/healthcare5030044. Green open access

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Abstract

There are strong calls from many national and international bodies for there to be a ‘holistic’ and integrated approach to the understanding and management of psychological and physical health needs. Such holistic approaches are characterized by the treatment of the whole person, taking into account mental and social factors, rather than just the symptoms of a disease. Holistic approaches can impact on mental and physical health and are cost-effective. Several psychological interventions have demonstrated efficacy in improving holistic health outcomes, for example Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Behavioural Therapies and Problem Solving Therapies. They have shown to impact upon a wide range of outcomes, including psychological distress, pain, physical health, medication adherence, and family outcomes. There is increasing recognition that the holistic goals of the child and family should be prioritised, and that interventions and outcomes should reflect these goals. A focus on holistic goals in therapy can be achieved through a combination of personalised goal-based outcomes in addition to symptom-based measures. View Full-Text

Type: Article
Title: Interventions to Support Integrated Psychological Care and Holistic Health Outcomes in Paediatrics
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare5030044
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare5030044
Language: English
Additional information: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0).
Keywords: Psychological intervention; goal based outcomes; paediatrics
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1570448
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