Clinical Handbook of Health Psychology - A Practical Guide to Effective Interventions

Foreword

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

About the Editors

Contributors

Section I: Foundations of Practice

1 Health Psychology and Medicine: The Art and Science of Healing

2 Assessment Approaches in Health Psychology: Issues and Practical Considerations

Section II Physical Systems and Presenting Problems

3 Clinical Cardiac Psychology

4 COPD and Other Respiratory Diseases

5 Chronic Pain Management

6 Dental-Related Problems and Health Psychology

7 Diabetes Mellitus and Other Endocrine Disorders

8 Gastrointestinal Conditions and Disorders

9 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

10 Multiple Sclerosis

11 Obstetric and Gynecological Conditions

12 Oncology and Hematology

13 Urological Disorders

Section III Health and Illness – Community, Social, Spiritual, and Creative Involvement

14 Family, Friends, and Community: The Role of Social Support in Promoting Health

15 Spirituality, Religion, and the Experience of Illness

16 Medical Art Therapy: Using Imagery and Visual Expression in Healing

17 Reduction of Health Risk in Ethnic Minority Populations

Author Index

Subject Index