Medical psychology is to be understood both as an interdisciplinary science, orientated to the bio-psychosocial concept of illness as well as a basic medical attitude that encompasses the whole of a doctor’s activity. In the curriculum the students must be provided with a medico-psychological training that is specific to individual phases of study. This requires a didactic process that is centered on the student, both in the teaching of medical psychology as well as in medico-psychological hospital practice, which is to be achieved in close cooperation with other medical subjects. Medical psychology is mostly described as a newer scientific discipline. It does have a history, however, that has evolved over time. Although medical psychology has always been a building block in the thinking and actions of the medical profession, it is now explicitly anchored in the training (i.e. in the curriculum) of doctors.
Psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment of victims of accidents is based on a concept of comprehensive medical diagnostic and therapy. This integrating approach is aiming at the emotional care for injured people, who already had mental disturbances before the accident or following the trauma. During 11 years as psychiatric and psychotherapeutic consultant at the Accident Hospital Lorenz Böhler in Vienna more than 2000 rounds where done. The necessary interventions during traumatologic treatment of stationary patients are demonstrated in an exemplary way.
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