Helping Physicians Collaborate with Psychologists

Summer Chahin; Roger W Apple; Cheryl Dickson

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2022.06.002

Helping Physicians Collaborate with Psychologists

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2022 Oct;69(5):819-823. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.06.002.

Authors

Summer Chahin¹, Roger W Apple², Cheryl Dickson²

Affiliations

¹ Western Michigan University, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 1000 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1284, USA. Electronic address: summer.s.chahin@wmich.edu.
² Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, 1000 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1284, USA.

PMID: 36207094
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.06.002

Abstract

Physicians have a lot of information to cover in a short amount of time. Over time, this creates burnout and compassion fatigue for physicians. However, psychologists are trained and have a unique skillset they can use to help decrease some of these difficulties. This article is an introduction to the general roles of psychologists and some of their unique responsibilities. The other sections in this article will dive into more specific psychological services for medical specialties.

Keywords: Collaboration; Communication; Interdisciplinary; Multidisciplinary; Psychology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Burnout, Professional*
Humans
Physicians*