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Surgery outcomes can vary due to psychosocial factors, such as substance use and caregiver support. This book presents evidence-based approaches to presurgical psychological assessment across a broad range of medical conditions.
List of 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
About the author
Edited by Ryan J. Marek and Andrew R. Block
Summary
Integrating psychological evaluations into preoperative care, presurgical assessments reveal both patient strengths and risk factors across varied surgical fields. Evidence-based models, testing protocols, and ethical insights offer practical strategies to boost recovery and improve surgical outcomes.
