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Comprehensive Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology

Bret A Boyer (Edited by), BA Boyer (Author), M. Indira Paharia (Edited by)

9780471783862, Wiley

Hardback, published 11 December 2007

512 pages
25.6 x 18.3 x 4.1 cm, 1.043 kg

Bringing together an international group of experts from across all health-related disciplines, Comprehensive Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology bridges the gap between health psychology and medicine to provide you with the up-to-date and relevant information and strategies you need to address both the physical and mental health care needs of your clients. Written in an accessible, reader-friendly manner, this reference covers the conditions and trends that have become most prevalent in the field of health psychology today.

Editor Biographies ix

Foreword xi

Preface xv

Author Biographies xvii

Part I Foundations 1

1 Theoretical Models of Health Psychology and the Model for Integrating Medicine and Psychology 3
Bret A. Boyer

2 Insurance, Managed Care, and Integrated Primary Care 31
M. Indira Paharia

Part II Prevention 53

3 Chronic Disease Prevention 55
M. Indira Paharia

4 Obesity 81
M. Indira Paharia and Larina Kase

5 Tobacco Cessation 105
M. Indira Paharia

Part III Common Disease States 125

6 Cardiovascular Disease 127
Albert J. Bellg

7 Cancer 153
Alyson B. Moadel and Melanie S. Harris

8 Diabetes 179
Bret A. Boyer

9 HIV/AIDS 201
Lynda M. Sagrestano, Amy Rogers, and Arron Service

10 Spinal Cord Injury 229
Elizabeth J. Richardson, J. Scott Richards, and Bret A. Boyer

11 Asthma 251
Daphne Koinis Mitchell and Elizabeth McQuaid

12 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 277
Kirk Stucky and Jeff Greenblatt

13 End-Stage Renal Disease 301
Allan Goody, Nicole Monserrate, and Anu Bodetti

14 Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Liver Disease 319
Kevin A. Hommel

Part IV Special Topics 347

15 Chronic Pain 349
John D. Otis and Donna B. Pincus

16 Pediatric Psychology 371
Lamia P. Barakat and Bret A. Boyer

17 Substance Abuse in Medical Settings 395
Allison Dorlen Pastor, Aparna Kalbag-Buddhikot, and Adam Brooks

18 Sexual and Reproductive Health of Men and Women 425
William R. Stayton, Debra W. Haffner, and Susan S. McNiff

Author Index 453

Subject Index 475

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
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