Introduction to Health Psychology
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Course overview
- Provider
- Futurelearn
- Course type
- Free trial availiable
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Course author
- Claudio Gentili
Description
Learn about the importance of psychology in healthcare, how it can improve policymaking and patient outcomes.
Discover why psychology in healthcare matters to both caregivers and patients
Psychology plays a vital role in healthcare services. From a patient learning to cope with a medical condition to a doctor delivering significant diagnostic news – the psychological impact and toll of healthcare are often overlooked.
On this free online course from the University of Padova, you’ll get to grips with the essentials of healthcare psychology – what psychology is and how it influences areas from policymaking to illness management.
You’ll learn about how to improve positive psychological behaviour, and how health psychology impacts healthcare in developing countries.
