正向心理學在家庭醫學之應用

The Applications of Positive Psychology in Family Medicine

雖然促進身心健康是家庭醫學重要的醫療方針，然而目前臨床實務上對於促進身心健康的作法仍偏向傳統的醫療模式。本文將簡介正向心理學的概念，以及如何將之應用於基層醫療。其中，特別聚焦在介紹幾個家庭醫學臨床實務上可常用且具體可行的「正向特質」（亦即，積極因應、樂觀、正向思考、希望感），藉此來提升基層醫療照護的品質。同時，本文也探討正向心理學在家庭醫學科遵從醫囑上、生命週期與家庭健康經營的應用。

Mental health promotion is an important treatment principle of family medicine; however, it is still focused on traditional medical model in clinical practice. This article introduces the concept of positive psychology, and how to implement to family medicine. Especially, this article discusses on some specific “positive traits” (i.e., proactive coping, optimism, positive thinking, and hope) which can apply to clinical practice in family medicine and promote the quality of primary care. Furthermore, this article talks about the applications of positive psychology in family medicine in terms of adherence, life circle and family health management.