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1. Assessment of candidates for penile prosthesis surgery, back surgery, organ transplantation, in vitro fertilization or oocyte donation |
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2. Desensitization of fears of medical and dental treatments—including needles, anesthesia, childbirth, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures |
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3. Treatment to enhance coping with or control over pain, including chronic back pain, headache, or severe burn |
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4. Interventions to control symptoms such as vomiting with chemotherapy, scratching with neurodermatitis, vasospasms with Raynaud’s phenomenon, or diarrhea with irritable bowel syndrome |
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5. Support groups for chronic illness, cardiac rehabilitation, HIV-positive patients, or families of the terminally ill |
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6. Training to overcome physical handicaps after trauma, cognitive retraining after stroke, or training to use prosthetic devices effectively |
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7. Behavior-change programs for behavioral risk factors such as smoking, weight, and stress |
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8. Consultations and workshops to deal with issues of staff burnout, communication, and role conflict |
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9. Consultations and program development regarding patient compliance (e.g., special aids for the elderly or inpatient units for insulin-dependent diabetic children |
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10. Consultations with industry to develop worksite health-promotion programs and management of occupational stress |
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11. Development of psychosocial services for oncology patients |
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12. Neuropsychological assessments for baseline, diagnostic, and treatment-planning purposes |
