Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology: Models and Perspectives in Health Psychology Volume 3

by Boll, Thomas J.; Frank, Robert G.; Baum, Andrew; Wallander, Jan L.

• ISBN13: 9781591471066
• ISBN10: 1591471060
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-30
• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Summary

This sourcebook will be an invaluable reference for health psychologists and medical professionals. The three volumes are both comprehensive and specific as they relate to the entire field of health psychology. This set could be used as an encyclopedia, a manual, or a comprehensive text. It is meant to encompass a newly developing, rapidly expanding, scientifically validating, and clinically recognized area concerned with human health and health care delivery.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Introduction to the Series	p. xiii
Introduction to Volume 3: Models and Perspectives in Health Psychology	p. 3
Overview	p. 7
The Development of Psychology as a Health Science	p. 9
Research Perspectives	p. 29
Biobehavioral Bases of Disease Processes	p. 31
Psychoneuroimmunology	p. 81
Behavioral Aspects of Genetic Risk for Disease: Cancer Genetics as a Prototype for Complex Issues in Health Psychology	p. 115
Personality Theory and Research in the Study of Health and Behavior	p. 143
Psychosocial Models	p. 201
How Integrative Behavioral Theory Can Improve Health Promotion and Disease Prevention	p. 249
Clinical Issues	p. 291
The Practice of Clinical Health Psychology: Professional Issues	p. 293
Payment for Clinical Services: From Fundamentals to Practice Considerations	p. 321
Complementary Health Care	p. 341
Telehealth and Health Care Psychology: Current Developments in Practice and Research	p. 377
Public Health and Policy Perspectives	p. 413
Health Psychology: A Public Policy Perspective	p. 415
Behavioral Epidemiology and Health Psychology	p. 435
The Role of Behavioral Factors in Achieving National Health Outcomes	p. 465
Interventions in Community Settings	p. 501
Measuring Health Outcomes: Applications for Health Psychology	p. 549
Author Index	p. 583
Subject Index	p. 623
About the Editors	p. 639
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