Main description:

The training provided by this DVD is designed for a wide range of primary care health professionals including GPs, nurses, occupational health, rehabilitation and many others.

This DVD will help busy health professionals learn effective cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) skills to use in primary care consultations with patients presenting with health anxiety, medically unexplained symptoms and functional somatic disorders.

Key features include:

* Management of patients with high levels of anxiety about health

* How to build rapport and avoid excessive investigations and referrals

* Managing frequent attendances at primary care services

* CBT strategies to encourage self-management and facilitate behavioural change

* Patients presenting with 'tired all the time' and chronic fatigue

* Managing irritable bowel syndrome

DVD ROM contains printable worksheets. Running time: 85 minutes approx.