Textbook of Applied Medical Psychology A Multidisciplinary Approach

Advances in medicine have led to patients surviving and living longer with their chronic disease, increasing the risk that they will develop other comorbidities. Exchanging information across specialties and learning from each other may lead to a better understanding of patients’ challenges and likely also enhance collaboration across disciplines and lead to better quality of care for patients. The textbook is an international and multi-disciplinary team effort written by experts in their field. It is relevant for professionals from many disciplines, such as practitioners or researchers from health care, nursing, physiotherapy, general practice, medical psychology, and clinical psychology. Due to the contributions of specialists in diverse fields the textbook has information relevant to those interested in learning about many different specialized areas, such as endocrinology, cardiology, rheumatology, nephrology, and pain research.

Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, The University of New Mexico Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark

Foreword for the Textbook of Applied Medical Psychology: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach: 7 By William R. Miller Preface: 9 By Susanne S. Pedersen, Kirsten K. Roessler, Tonny Elmose Andersen, Anna Thit Johnsen and Frans Pouwer 1. The Rise of a New Specialisation: Medical Psychology. A Historical Overview: 11 By Kirsten K. Roessler, Rachel E. Kooy and Frans Pouwer 2. Stress and Biological Pathways of Health and Disease: 35 By Paula M. C. Mommersteeg, Anna C. Whittaker and Nicolas Rohleder 3. Cardiovascular Disease: 61 By Phillip J. Tully, Jens Cosedis Nielsen, Jens Cosedis Nielsen, Matthew M. Burg and Susanne S. Pedersen 4. Diabetes Mellitus: 109 By Frans Pouwer and Melanie Broadley 5. Cancer: 137 By Pernille Envold Bidstrup, Anna Thit Johnsen and Lone Ross 6. Chronic Pain – Theory, Prevention and Management: 181 By Tonny Elmose Andersen, Henrik Bjarke Vægter, Steven J. Linton, Oliver Hendricks and Kirsten K. Roessler 7. Psychological Factors in People with End-Stage Renal Disease: 233 By Joanna Hudson, Ken Farrington and Emma Coyne 8. Visual Impairment: 287 By Hilde van der Aa, Ruth van Nispen and Ger van Rens 9. Hearing Disorders and Dizziness: 321 By Gerhard Andersson 10. Bodily Distress Syndromes and Health Anxiety: 349 By Lisbeth Frostholm, Per Fink and Alexandra Martin 11. Substance Use Disorder: 371 By Anette Søgaard Nielsen, Morten Hesse, Kjeld Andersen and Gerard Schippers 12. Optimising Lifestyle and Self-Care in Patients with Somatic Disease: 403 By Ciska Hoving, Eline Smit, Eline Meijer and Niels Chavannes 13. Physical Activity and Exercise as Treatment for Somatic and Mental Disease: 459 By Kirsten K. Roessler, Bente Klarlund Pedersen, Trish Gorely and Egil W. Martinsen 14. Psychology in Palliative Care: 487 By Anna Thit Johnsen, Carl Johan Fürst and Mai-Britt Guldin 15. Informal Caregiving in Life-Threatening or Chronic Illness: 517 By Nina Rottmann, Anne Norup and Karin B. Dieperink 16. Social Inequalities in Health with a Focus on within-country Differences in the Richer Part of the World: 567 By Anna Thit Johnsen and Morten Grønbæk 17. Optimising Communication in Medical Settings: 597 By Christina Maar Andersen, Kirsten Greineder Engel and Christel Hendrieckx