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Medical Mental Health Screening, Michelle Flaum Hall, Scott E. Hall
Medical Mental Health Screening, Michelle Flaum Hall, Scott E. Hall
Scott E. Hall, Ph.D., LPCC-S
The Medical Mental Health Screening tool assesses risk factors that can contribute to adverse psychological responses (specifically, traumatic stress responses) to medical events, illnesses, and procedures. It is a pre-screening tool and should be used as a means of flagging risk factors and intervening appropriately in order to prevent or minimize adverse emotional reactions to medical care.
The tool is a self-administered checklist that can be completed by patients during pre-admission to the hospital for a scheduled procedure, in a provider’s office prior to hospital admission, or in other circumstances deemed appropriate by clinicians.