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THE ROLE OF THE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST IN THE ASTHMA/ALLERGY CLINIC
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BSACI 1992 THE ROLE OF THE CLIMICAL PSYCHOLOGTST IM THE ASTHMA/ALLERGY CLISIC Susanna Baker Isle of Wight Health Authority Clinical Allergy Research Unit, United Kingdom. As a health professional with training in assessment and intervention in psychological' difficulties associated with physical illness, the potential contribution of the clinical psychologist to the multidisciplinary asthma/allergy clinic is considerable, Successful management of asthma depends crucially on the behaviour of the person who has it - appropriate medication needs to be taken at the right time and known triggers avoided. Recent research has suggested that a psychological factor, perceived severity of asthma may be particularly important in predicting asthma-related attitudes, such as the perceived importance of medication and avoidance of triggers, and asthma-related behaviour such as adherence with treatment. The clinical psychologist can assist the person with asthma to develop behavioural and cognitive strategies to manage his or her asthma as successfully as possible. The psychologist may be able to help an asthmatic person and his or her family adjust to the demands of a therapeutic regimen and cope with the stress of living with a chronic, potentially life-threatening illness. The psychologist could be involved in the planning and implementation of appropriate education to teach children, adolescents and adults about their asthma or allergies. Children with chronic illness are twice as likely to develop emotional, social or behavioural problems than are their healthy peers. The availability of a clinical psychologist would permit such difficulties which are often linked with the limitations imposed by asthma or allergic disease to be addressed within the context of the allergy clinic. 50
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BSACI 1992
THE ROLE OF THE CLIMICAL PSYCHOLOGTST
IM THE ASTHMA/ALLERGY CLISIC
Susanna Baker
Isle of Wight Health Authority Clinical Allergy Research Unit, United Kingdom.
As a health professional with training in assessment and intervention inpsychological' difficulties associated with physical illness, the potentialcontribution of the clinical psychologist to the multidisciplinaryasthma/allergy clinic is considerable,
Successful management of asthma depends crucially on the behaviour of theperson who has it - appropriate medication needs to be taken at the right timeand known triggers avoided. Recent research has suggested that a psychologicalfactor, perceived severity of asthma may be particularly important in predictingasthma-related attitudes, such as the perceived importance of medication andavoidance of triggers, and asthma-related behaviour such as adherence withtreatment. The clinical psychologist can assist the person with asthma todevelop behavioural and cognitive strategies to manage his or her asthma assuccessfully as possible.
The psychologist may be able to help an asthmatic person and his or herfamily adjust to the demands of a therapeutic regimen and cope with the stressof living with a chronic, potentially life-threatening illness.
The psychologist could be involved in the planning and implementation ofappropriate education to teach children, adolescents and adults about theirasthma or allergies.
Children with chronic illness are twice as likely to develop emotional,social or behavioural problems than are their healthy peers. The availabilityof a clinical psychologist would permit such difficulties which are often linkedwith the limitations imposed by asthma or allergic disease to be addressedwithin the context of the allergy clinic.
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