KYIV’S NATIONAL TARAS SCHEVCHENKO UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY

Psychodiagnostics and Clinical psychology Department

«APPROVED BY»
Deputy dean
Psychological Faculty
_________
Moskalenko A.M.

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THE WORK PROGRAM (SYLLABUS) ON THE EDUCATIONAL DISCIPLINE

MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY

for students

branch of knowledge 22 «Healthcare»

specialty 222 «Medicine»
educational level «Master»
educational program «Medicine»
type of discipline obligatory
Form of study daytime
The academic year 2019/2020
Semester 6
Number of credits ECTS 3
Language of teaching, learning
and evaluation English
Form of final control credit

Teachers: assistant professor, Ph.D.(Psychology) Kornienko O.V.

Prolonged: on 20__/20__ year st. __________(___________) «__»___ 20__year
(signature, name, date)

on 20__/20__ year st. __________(___________) «__»___ 20__year

(signature, name, date)

Kyiv – 2020
Developer: Kornienko О.V., Ph.D(Psychology), assistant professor department
Clinical Psychology and Psychodiagnostics

"I AGREE"
Head of Psychodiagnostics and clinical psychology department
_________________ (Burlatchuk L.F.)
(signature)

Protocol № « » 20 year

Approved by scientific and methodical commission

Psychological Faculty
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiyv

Protocol № “ “ 20 year
Head of scientific and methodical commission __________(Koronljov D.K.)

“ “__________ 20 year

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 1. The purpose of the discipline. Medical Psychology is a field of psychology
which studies regularities of developing and functioning mentality under conditions of
the beginning and duration of disease, treatment of the patients and using psychological
factors in the process of treating, preventive and hygienic activities of the medical staff.
Medical Psychology is dealing with solving theoretical and practical problems
connected with the restoration and maintenance of psychological health of the
population, prevention of diseases, diagnosis of pathological conditions,
psychocorrecting forms of influence the recovery, with solving of many problems of
examinations, social and working rehabilitation of healthy and ill people and besides
with study of psychological features of the professional activity of the medical worker.
2. Preliminary requirements for mastering or choosing a discipline:
The field of medical psychology may include pre-doctoral training the disciplines of
 health psychology,
 rehabilitation psychology,
 pediatric psychology,
 neuropsychology,
 and clinical psychopharmacology,
as well as sub-specialties in pain management, primary care psychology, and hospital-
based (or medical school-based) psychology as the foundation psychological training
to qualify for proceeding to required post-doctoral specialty training to qualify to
become a Diplomate/Specialist in Medical Psychology.
3. Annotation of the discipline:
Medical psychology is the application of psychological principles to the practice of
medicine, and is clearly comprehensive rather than primarily drug-oriented, for both
physical and mental disorders. The specialty of Medical Psychology and the National
Alliance of Professional Psychology Providers (www.nappp.org) has been
instrumental in advocacy and professional publications in increasing the awareness of
Governmental Agencies, Scientific Societies, and the World Health Associations about
the limited effect of "medication only approaches" to mental disorders and many
related chronic physical disorders. A Medical Psychologist is a specialist who holds
board certification in Medical Psychology from the American Board of Medical
Psychology (www.amphome.org) and approved by the national psychology
practitioner association in psychology(www.nappp.org). A specialist in Medical
Psychology holds a doctoral degree in one of the clinical specialties in psychology, has
done post-doctoral graduate or approved didactic training in biomedical and
pharmaceutical sciences and physical disease with behavioral and lifestyle
components, and has completed a supervised residency providing advanced clinical
diagnoses, prescribing or collaborating on medication and psychological treatment
interventions in a comprehensive treatment plan, and they have passed one of the
acceptable national written examinations, and supplied reviewed work product, and
passed an Oral Examination. Medical psychologists are prepared to provide leadership
and active roles in primary care and specialty healthcare facilities or consultation
services essential for these facilities. A psychopharmacologist is very different from a
Medical Psychologist, though one state uses confusing language in its laws.

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The American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy defines medical
psychology (an affiliate of the American Psychological Association) as "that branch of
psychology integrating somatic and psychotherapeutic modalities into the management
of mental illness and emotional, cognitive, behavioral and substance use disorders".
4. Tasks (training objectives):
1. Psychological evaluation of patient’s specific features, changes of his
psychological functions under various mental and somatic diseases.
2. Analysis of the influence of various mental and somato-neurological diseases
on the mentality of children and adults.
3. Analysis of the role of mental affects in causes, duration and prevention of
psychosomatic diseases, their psychopathological complications
According to the requirements of the project of the Higher Education Standard
of Ukraine (second (master's) level of higher education, field of knowledge 22
"Health care", specialty 222 "Medicine") the discipline ensures the acquisition
of the following competences by students:
Integral:

– The ability to solve the typical and complex specialized tasks and practical
problems in professional health care activities, or in the learning process that
involves conducting research and / or innovation and characterized by
complexity and uncertainty of conditions and requirements.
General :
– The ability to work as a team.
- Interpersonal skills.

5. Results of studying in a discipline:

Learning outcomes Forms (and /
Percentage
(1.to know; 2. to be able; 3. or methods
communication; 4 autonomy and in the final
and Methods of evaluation
responsibility); evaluation
technologies
of the
Cod ) of teaching
Result of training discipline
e and learning
1 To know
1.1. The subject, objectives and methods Practice Module control work 1,2,3; 10
of study the psychological state of a session, evaluation of the presentation;
person. Concept of mental health. independe assessment of oral / written
The state of mental functions and nt work answers / additions;
disease.

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1.2. The basic tasks of medical Practice Module control work 1,2,3; 5
psychology, the stages of its session, evaluation of the presentation;
development in different countries. independe assessment of oral / written
Representatives of Ukrainian nt work answers / additions;
medical psychologists, their
theoretical publication and practical
activity.
1.3. The understanding and practical Practice Module control work 1,2,3; 5
skills in experimental psychological session, evaluation of the presentation;
examination through the appropriate independe assessment of oral / written
stages nt work answers / additions;
1.4. The following methods of medical Practice Module control work 1,2,3; 5
psychology: method of clinical session, evaluation of the presentation;
directed interview, method of independe assessment of oral / written
observation, experiment, psycho- nt work answers / additions;
diagnostic examination.
1.5. Area of psychological activity: Practice Module control work 1,2,3; 10
perception, memory, attention, session, evaluation of the presentation;
thinking, intellect, emotions, independe assessment of oral / written
personality nt work answers / additions;
1.6. Attitudes of scientists from various Independ Module control work 1,2,3; 5
scientific schools on the problem of ent work evaluation of the presentation;
the internal picture of health / assessment of oral / written
illness as competing and answers / additions;
complementary phenomena.
2 To be able
2.1. Be able to apply theoretical and Practice Module control work 1,2,3; 10
applied approaches that diagnose session, evaluation of the presentation;
accentuated personality traits in the independe assessment of oral / written
practical work of medical nt work answers / additions;
psychologists.
2.2. The ability to diagnose patients' Practice Module control work 1,2,3; 5
attitudes to the disease through session, evaluation of the presentation;
complex methods independe assessment of oral / written
nt work answers / additions;
2.3. Know and diagnose types of Practice Module control work 1,2,3; 10
doctors and nurses in healthcare session, evaluation of the presentation;
settings independe assessment of oral / written
nt work answers / additions;
2.4. Have the skills of psychophysical Practice Module control work 1,2,3; 5
prevention of burnout syndrome in session, evaluation of the presentation;
healthcare professionals. independe assessment of oral / written
nt work answers / additions;
2.5. To be able to differentiate Practice Module control work 1,2,3; 10
psychology of diagnostic, medical session, evaluation of the presentation;
process, psychosomatic disorders independe assessment of oral / written
nt work answers / additions;
3 Communication

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 3.1. Developing the skills of effective Practice Evaluation of oral answers / 10
communication especially of the session, additions;
language of medical workers independe evaluation of the presentation;
nt work
4. Autonomy and responsibility
4.1. To be responsible for qualitative Independ Assessment of the presentation / 10
analysis of following indicators: ent work report on occupational health in
psychosomatic health in normal, the medical sector
borderline psychosomatic state and
disease.

6. The ratio of the results of studying discipline with programmatic

learning outcomes
Learning outcomes of the discipline
(code) PlO 01

PlO 04

PlO 08

PlO 15

PlO 20
PlO 07
Program Learning

Outcomes (title)

Identify and identify the leading clinical

symptoms and syndromes (in list 1); by
standard methods, using the preliminary
data of the patient's anamnesis, the data of
the patient's examination, knowledge about +
the person, his organs and systems, to
establish the most probable nosological or
syndromic preliminary clinical diagnosis of
the disease (in list 2).

Establish a definitive clinical diagnosis by

making an informed decision and logical
analysis of the received subjective and
objective data of clinical, additional
examination, conducting differential +
diagnostics, in accordance with the relevant
ethical and legal norms, under the
supervision of the doctor-supervisor in the
conditions of the medical institution (list 2).

Determine the necessary mode of work and

rest in the treatment of patients with the
disease (list 2) in the conditions of the +
health care institution, at home of the
patient and during the stages of medical

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evacuation, including in the field, based on
a previous clinical diagnosis, adhering to
the relevant ethical and legal standards, by
making a sound decision on existing
algorithms and standard schemes.

Determine the necessary diet for the

treatment of patients with the disease (list
2) in the conditions of the health care
institution, at home of the patient and
during the stages of medical evacuation,
incl. in the field, on the basis of a previous
clinical diagnosis, in accordance with the
relevant ethical and legal standards, by
making a sound decision on existing
algorithms and standard schemes. PLO09. +
Determine the approach, plan and tactics
of conducting physiological pregnancy,
physiological delivery and postpartum
period by making an informed decision on
the existing algorithms and standard
schemes. PLO10. To evaluate the overall
condition of the newborn baby by making
informed decisions on existing algorithms
and standard schemes, in accordance with
the relevant ethical and legal norms
Manage emergency medical care for a
limited time, using standard regimens,
+
under any circumstances on the basis of an
emergency diagnosis (list 3).

To formulate goals and determine the

structure of personal activity based on the +
result of the analysis of certain social and
personal needs.
Adhere to a healthy lifestyle, use
techniques of self-regulation and self- +
control

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7. Scheme of estimation formation.

7.1.Forms of student evaluation:

- semester evaluation:

1. Module control work 1 – РН 1.1. – 1.6, 2.1 – 2.5. (block of topics of Part 1)
–10 points / 5 points;
2. Module control work 2 – РН 1.1. – 1.6, 2.1 – 2.5. (block of topics of Part 2)
–10 points / 5 points;
3. Module control work 3 – РН 1.1. – 1.6, 2.1 – 2.5.( block of topics of Part 3)
–10 points / 5 points;
5. Presentations - РН 1.1. – 1.6, 2.1. – 2.5, 3.1; 4.1 – 40 points / 20 points;
6. Oral answers - РН 1.1. – 3.1. – 10 points / 5 points;
7. Additions - РН 1.1. – 3.1. – 20 points / 10 points;
- final evaluation: in the form of a test

The final grade from the educational component, the final form of control over which
the credit is set, is defined as the sum of grades (points) for all successfully evaluated
learning outcomes. Ratings below the minimum limit are not added to the final rating.

It is obligatory to get a positive final grade (60 points and above and "enrolled") is
the completion of all seminars and writing abstract work on modern issues of medical
psychology.

It is not allowed to complete the semester control in order to improve the positive
assessment.
Reassignment of semester control in order to improve positive assessment is not allowed.

7.2. Organization of evaluation

Module control works 1, 2 and 3 are carried out after the completion of practical
classes from Sections 1, 2 and 3, respectively.
Assessments of presentations / presentations on modern issues of labor safety of
health workers are carried out after the completion of practical classes from
Section 1, 2, 3
The assessment of oral answers and additions is made during the semester
during practical classes
7.3. Validity Scale

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 Passed 60-100

Fail 0-59

8. Structure of the discipline. Thematic plan

Number of hours

Independe
Consultati
№

nt work*
Practical
Title of the topic

Lectures

training

ons
1 Section 1. General issues of Medical psychology 4 6 - 20

2 Topic 1. The subject, objectives and methods of study the

psychological state of a person. Concept of mental health. The 2 2
state of mental functions and disease.

3 Independent work. Introducing blended learning through the

setting a communication channel “Student-Teacher Network"
through the exchange of e-mail addresses. Personal Mail:
ovkdefender@gmail.com Allowing students to access Facebook 6
page https://www.facebook.com/ovkdefender and create
"Medical psychology" group for the third-year students Institute
of Biology and Medicine.

4 Topic 2. Theoretical and methodological problems of medical

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psychology.

5 Independent work. Additional reading with abstracting of

recommended questions on the topic №2: physiological basis of
mind, structure and fields of psychology, place of psychology
in the system of sciences, the subject of study of medical
psychology, the main problems of medical psychology, general 6
and special medical psychology, history of psychological
science, development of the psyche, methods of psychological
research, concept of mental health.

6 Topic 3. The problem of personality in medical psychology 2 2

7 Independent work. Comparative analysis of domestic and

foreign theories of personality, the cross-cultural differences of 6
the historical period of its creation and adoption for everyday
life. To confirm and substantiate the importance of psychology

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 of individual differences in the subject-practical people's life.
Temperament, character, personality accentuations,
psychopathization, neuroticism, “internal picture of desease“of
the phenomenon of the present everyday life. Patient’s attitude
to their disease

8 Module control work 1 2

9 Section 2. Research Methods in Medical Psychology 2 6 - 20

10 Topic 4. Psychology of medical staff 2 2

11 Independent work. There are psychological types of doctors:

“Compassionate”, “Pragmatic”, “Moralist”, “Diligent”,
“Activist” (“public worker”), “Dogmatic”, “Technocrat”,
“Psychotherapist”, “Sybarite”, “Artist”, “Bored idler”,
“Misanthrope”. To conduct individual-psycho-diagnostic
comparison of professional types of doctors. Harmonic doctor’s
personality should include all types except misanthrope, sybarite
and bored idler. Students should search the Internet and find
similar short videos using similar professional communication
to diagnose verbal and non-verbal personality manifestations in
their current classes.
The following six types of nurses should also be considered: 6
“Practical type“, “Artistic type“, “Nervous type“, “Male type of
the nurse“, “Nurses-specialists“
An important aspect of the doctor’s activity consists in the
medical secrecy, medical mistakes. The burning issue is concept
of professional deformation.
Additional consideration and discussion are worthy of questions.
The students should be ready to deliver the answers on the next
one statement: “Doctors, nurses and support personnel
experience very emotionally all stages of medical assistance and
pain of patients at the beginning of their professional activity,
but gradually their emotional resistibility develops.“

12 Topic 5. The problem of burnout syndrome in the

altruistic professions (social workers, doctors, nurses, 2
teachers)

13 Independent work. Students should prepare full-text

Microsoft Power Point 10-12 pages of presentations,
submit for review to the teacher, and plan for the defense 6
(both during scheduled classes and to include texts in their
own group on the Facebook page of the third-year students
of the Institute of Biology and Medicine).

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14 Topic 6. The importance of effective communication in
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the professional activity of medical professionals

15 Independent work. Communication (personal contacts) is

a complicated process of establishing relations between
people resulting in mental contacts which include
information exchange, mutual influence, mutual experience
and mutual understanding
For the purpose of practical mastering of effective
communication skills in the professional environment of
medical professionals it is recommended to familiarize with
Marshall Rosenberg's work "Non-violent communication"
to write a review, a certain part of the section of published
work.
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For a better understanding of the importance of this source,
we recommend watching three Marshall Rosenberg
training videos
Video 1 Feelings of gratitude https://www.youtube.com/watch
Video 2 Feelings of Love https://www.youtube.com/watch
Video 3 To ask forgiveness from the bottom of my heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch

16 Module control work 2 2

17 Section 3. The psychology of diagnostic and treatment

4 8 - 20
process. Psychosomatic disorders.

18 Topic 7. Вasic principles of medical deontology and 2 2

medical ethics

19 Independent work. The medical deontology and ethics is

the whole complex of principles of regulation and standards
of behavior for the doctor and other medical workers
conditioned by the specific character of their activity (care
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for other people’s health, treatment, etc.) and position in the
society.

Medical students should be remembered that lack of

satisfying the requirements of deontology and medical

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 ethics results in development of iatrogenesis

20 Topic 8. Psychosomatic dis oder in medical psychology 2

21 Independent work. Psychosomatics (Greek: psyche - soul

and soma - body) is a section of medical psychology that
deals with the study of mental factors in the development
of functional and organic somatic disorders.
Students are advised to perform search activity on the
Internet and explore the stages of development a
psychosomatic approach in practical medicine and clinical
psychology 5

It is recommended to complete a full Microsoft Point 10-

12 pages presentations on the subject: “Psychosomatic
Theories and Models”, “Strategies for stress behavior“
and be preparedfor defending personal works on Facebook
page for online discussion and evaluation by independent
experts.

22 Topic 9. Psychosomatic diseases in Medical Psychology 2 2

Independent work. Psychosomatic diseases are somatic

diseases, in the emergence and course of which
psychological factors play a determining role. The cause of
psychosomatosis is affective (emotional) tension (conflicts,
discontent, anger, fear, anxiety, etc.), provided that there
are certain personal characteristics
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Historically, the psychosomatic image includes classic
images of seven diseases, namely: essential hypertension;
peptic ulcer; bronchial asthma; neurodermatitis;
thyrotoxicosis; ulcerative colitis; rheumatoid arthritis.

Topic 10. Principles of the prevention of psychosomatic

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diseases

Independent work. In the prevention of psychosomatic

diseases, an important role is played by the timely
25 identification of personal predisposition and conducting 3
long-term personality-oriented psychotherapy with the help
of a specialist-psychotherapist. Doctors of general practice

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 and family medicine should master and teach patients the
skills of mental self-regulation, autogenic training to
mobilize or relax in stressful situations.

26 Module control work 3 2

27 IN TOTAL 10 20 - 60

* If there is a change in the training schedule, see Annex 1

Total volume 90 hours., including:

Lectures – 10 hours.

Practical classes – 20 hours.

Independent work – 60 hours.

9. Recommended literature sources:

Basic:

1. Abnomal psychology in changing world/ Jeffrey S.Nevid, Spencer A.,Rathus,

Beverly Greene- 4 th ed.- 2000. -678p
2. Berry, Lilly M. Psychology at work: an introduction to industrial and organizational
psychology/ Lilly M.Berry.- 2 nd ed.- McGraw-Hill International Editions 1998- 578
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3. Competencies for Psychology Practice in Primary Care. Report of the
Interorganizational Work Group on Competencies for Primary Care Psychology
Practice. Approved by APA Council of Representatives, 2015 сайт безкоштовного
завантаження/ site free download https://www.apa.org/ed/resources/competencies-
practice.pdf

4. Digby Tantam Clinical Topics in Psychotherapy. E-book 2017 International

Psychotherapy Institute сайт безкоштовного завантаження site free download
https://www.freepsychotherapybooks.org/?ebook_author=tantam-digby
5. English for Doctors by Mária Gyôrffy, Idioma Bt., 2005 Authentic Consulting –
Room Activities for Doctors, Dentists, Students and Nurses with accompanying
recorded material сайт безкоштовного завантаження site free download -
http://www.schenkbuchverlag.de/modul/webaruhaz_konyv/letoltes/gyorffy___english_for_doctors
6. Shorter Edward From the mind into the body. The Cultural Origins of
Psychosomatic Symptoms. E-book 2015 International Psychotherapy сайт
безкоштовного завантаження site free download
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7. Jerald Greenberg, Robert A., Baron. Behavior in Organizations. Pearson Prentice
Hall.- 2007 – 636р
8. Jess Feist, Gregory J.Feist Theories of Personality. The 7-th Edition. Published by
McGraw-Hill/ Social Sciences. - 2008.- 647p. сайт безкоштовного завантаження/
site free download https://epdf.pub/theories-of-personality
9. Mayer, Dan Essentials evidence-based medicine/Dan Mayer.- 2-nd ed., Cambridge
University Press., 2010 сайт безкоштовного завантаження / site free download
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psychiatry. E-book 2015 International Psychotherapy Institute.
https://www.freepsychotherapybooks.org/ebook/the-teaching-of-psychosomatic-medicine-
consultation-liaison-psychiatry
11. Sarafino,Edward P., Timothy W.Smith Health psychology: biosocial interaction.
John Wiley and Sons,Inc.-7-th Edition.- 2008.- 561 p сайт безкоштовного
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Полтава : ТОВ АСМІ, 2010. – 268 с.
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Л.М. Барденштейна, Б.Н. Пивня, В.А. Молодецких. — М.: ИНФРА-М, 2014. —
432 с.
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20. Психология здрововья: Учебник для вузов/ Под.ред.Г.С.Никирофова.- СПб.:
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https://www.klex.ru/9aw

Additional:

1. Гринберг Дж. Управление стрессом. 7-изд.- СПб.: Питер, 2002.- 496с. сайт
безкоштовного завантаження/ site free download
https://avidreaders.ru/book/upravlenie-stressom.html
2. Психологическая энциклопедия. 2-е изд./ Под ред. Р. Корсини, А.
Ауэрбаха. — СПб.: Питер, 2006. — 1096с сайт безкоштовного
завантаження/ site free download http://yanko.lib.ru/books/psycho/psych-enc.htm
3. Фрейджер Р.Фейдимен Д. Личность. Теориии, упражнения, эксперимент/
Пер.с англ.- СПб.: Прайм-ЕВ-Рознак, 2004.- 608с сайт безкоштовного
завантаження/ site free download https://royallib.com/book/freydger_robert
4. Хьел Л., Зиглер Теории личности- СПб: Издательство “Питер“, 2000.- 608
с. сайт безкоштовного завантаження/ site free download
https://avidreaders.ru/book/teorii-lichnosti.html
5. Additional video-teaching materials by Marshal Rosenberg the author of the
book Non-violent communication
Marshall Rosenberg - about gratitude https://www.youtube.com/watch
Marshal Rorenberg about love https://www.youtube.com/watch
Marshal Rorenberg - to apologize from the bottom of my heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch
6. Martin Seligman Authentic Happiness. Using the New Positive Psychology to
Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment. — NY: PocketBooks, 2002

Action for Happiness Positive Psychology with Martin Seligman, 9-th May
2016, Friends House, London - https://www.youtube.com/watch

7. Scott Musgrave, MSPT Understanding trauma: how stress and trauma causes
chronic pain, anxiety, depression and PTST. - https://www.youtube.com/watch

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