AIG Hospitals will very soon start a Department of Health Psychology to bring the much-needed shift from biomedical to biopsychosocial approach to health, said Dr. Nageswar Reddy, Chairman, AIG Hospitals.
“This would take care of not only the psychological aspects of patients associated with physical illness, the distress of family members, health communication between the doctor and patients as well as the burnout syndrome of health care professionals in the hospital,” he said.
Dr. Reddy was speaking after releasing the book ‘Health Psychology: Contributions to the Indian Health System’ at the University of Hyderabad.
