Psychology Training and Mental Health Outcomes in Healthcare Professionals

Psychology Use in Today’s Hospital
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Psychology Use in Today’s Hospital
Glassgold, J. M., & Wolff, J. R. (2020). Expanding psychology training pathways for public policy preparedness across the professional lifespan. American Psychologist, 75(7), 933-944. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/amp0000696.
Judith Glassgold and Joshua Wolff argue that behavioral and psychological health policies are crucial to succeed to win against the battle of the COVID-19 pandemic. If psychologists are well-trained in advocacy and policy-making, they can integrate mental health considerations and psychological science to implement effective policies that would lead to a positive response to the coronavirus pandemic (Glassgold & Wolff, 2020). Indeed, controlling the behaviors of millions of individuals is critical to curbing the spread of the deadly disease. Many pandemics require people’s behavioral change. Psychologists can help individuals change their behaviors, promote cooperation and collaboration of communities, public health communication, lead individuals well, enact clear guidelines or instructions to be followed by people, and address issues arising from population diversity.
As such, I will use this article in my study since it shows the importance of well-trained psychologists in combating the spread of pandemics. Researchers reveal the significance of psychologists when it comes to altering the behaviors of individuals in response to a particular public threat.
Janz, N. K., Wren, P. A., Copeland, L. A., Lowery, J. C., Goldfarb, S. L., & Wilkins, E. G. (2004). Patient-physician concordance: Preferences, perceptions, and factors influencing the breast cancer surgical decision. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 22(15), 3091-3098. DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.09.069.
Janz et al. (2004) conducted the study to explore patient preferences in getting involved in the treatment decision for breast cancer. Researchers also determined the concordance between physicians' and patients’ perspectives on the decision-making process. Around 101 females with stage one or two breast cancer and who awaited for lumpectomy or mastectomy were recruited. A previous study with 1,000 breast cancer patients indicated that 44% preferred collaborative decisions, 22% wanted to make the decision alone, and 34% preferred their physicians to make the treatment decisions for them (Janz et al., 2004). As a result, researchers concluded that oncologists and their patients should communicate effectively and make treatment decisions together.
Specifically, this article is essential in my study since it explains why oncologists and breast cancer patients should collaborate when making treatment decisions. Janz et al. portray that psychology can be used in today’s hospitals to improve the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment decisions.
Street, R. L., Gordon, H., & Haidet, P. (2007). Details for manuscript number SSM-D-06-01956R1 “physicians” communication and perceptions of patients: Is it how they look, how they talk, or is it just the doctor? Social Science and Medicine, 65(3), 586-598. doi:10.1016/j.s...