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v. 1 ISBN 9780471927549
Description
International Review of Health Psychology Volume 1 Edited by S. Maes, Leiden University, The Netherlands, H. Leventhal, Rutgers University, USA and M. Johnston, University of St Andrews, Scotland The aim of this new annual series on health psychology is to provide practitioners, lecturers, graduate students and researchers working in the field of health psychology and related disciplines with a stimulating and useful overview of the field. Review type chapters covering the following areas of health psychology will be published: general concepts and methodology; health behaviour and health promotion; illness behaviour and health care; practical and professional issues. This first volume contains contributions from different parts of the world on "Gender and health", "Self-assessed health and mortality", "Stress and coronary heart disease", "Childhood obesity", "Health promotion at the worksite", "Chronic diseases in childhood", "Doctor-patient communication", "Health psychology in Africa" and "Health psychology in Australia". The selection of topics for this first volume represents the international perspective of this new series.
Table of Contents
- Self-assessed health and mortality - a review of studies, E. Idler
- conservative treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity, V. Brezinka
- the management of stress in the prevention of coronary heart disease, D. Johnston
- health promotion at the worksite, S. Kasl and S. Serxner
- Australian health psychology, N. Own and B. Oldenburg
- health psychology in Africa south of the Sahara, K. Peltzer
- psychological consequences of chronic diseases in children, C. Eiser
- gender and health, D. Reddy et al
- doctor-patient communication - an interpersonal helping process, H. Winefield.
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v. 2 ISBN 9780471938262
Description
International Review of Health Psychology Volume 2 Edited by S. Maes, Leiden University, The Netherlands, H. Leventhal, Rutgers University, USA and M. Johnston, University of St Andrews, Scotland The aim of this annual series on health psychology is to provide practitioners, lecturers, graduate students and researchers working in the field of health psychology and related disciplines with a stimulating and useful overview of the field. Review type chapters covering the following areas of health psychology will be published: general concepts and methodology; health behaviour and health promotion; illness behaviour and health care; practical and professional issues.
This second volume contains contributions from different parts of the world on "Use of Meta-Analysis in Health Psychology", "Illness Cognition", "Mood Effects of Exercise Versus Sports Games: Findings and Implications for Well-being and Health", "The Alameda Study - 25 Years Later", " Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cancer: Opportunities for Behavioural Scientists" "Health-related Screening: Psychological Predictors of Uptake and Impact", "Psychological Aspects of Diabetes in Adults", " Effects of Asthma Patient Education upon Psychological and Behavioural Outcomes", and "Health Psychology in the USA". The selection of topics for this second volume continues to represent the international perspective of this series.
Table of Contents
Partial table of contents: GENERAL CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGY. Use of Meta-Analysis in Health Psychology (J. Suls & A. Swain). Illness Cognition (R. Croyle & S. Barger). HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH PROMOTION. Mood Effects of Exercise Versus Sports Games: Findings and Implications for Well-Being and Health (A. Abele & W. Brehm). Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cancer: Opportunities for Behavioral Scientists (R. Sanson-Fisher). ILLNESS BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH CARE. Health-Related Screening: Psychological Predictors of Uptake and Impact (T. Marteau). Effects of Asthma Patient Education Upon Psychological and Behavioral Outcomes (A. Bauman). PRACTICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES. Health Psychology in the USA (K. Wallston). Index.
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v. 3 ISBN 9780471944560
Description
This is the third volume in an annual series on health psychology the aim of which is to provide practitioners, lecturers, graduate students and researchers working in the field of health psychology and related disciplines with a stimulating and useful overview of the field. Each volume has review-type chapters covering the following areas of health psychology:
* General Concepts and Methodology
* Health Behaviour and Health Promotion
* Illness Behaviour and Health Care
This volume contains contributions on "A psychological look at public health: contents and methodology", "Stress resistance resources and health: conceptual analysis", "Vital exhaustion and the acute coronary syndromes", "Negative affectivity, subjective somatic complaints and objective health indicators. Mind and body still separated?", "Promotion of health: integrating the clinical and public health approaches", "The prevention of suicidal behavior: a review of effectiveness", "Regulatory innovations, behavior and health: implications of research on workplace smoking bans", "Self-regulation and control of rheumatic disorders", and "Psychological preparation for surgery: marshalling individual and social resources to optimize self-regulation".
Table of Contents
Partial table of contents:
GENERAL CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGY.
A Psychological Look at Public Health: Contents and Methodology (L. Schmidt).
Stress Resistance Resources and Health: A Conceptual Analysis (S. Hobfoll, et al.).
Vital Exhaustion and the Acute Coronary Syndromes (A. Appels, et al.).
HEALTH BEHAVIOUR AND HEALTH PROMOTION.
The Prevention of Suicidal Behaviour: A Review of Effectiveness (R. Diekstra & J. Kerkhof).
ILLNESS BEHAVIOUR AND HEALTH CARE.
Self-Regulation and Control of Rheumatic Disorders (D. Park).
Psychological Preparation for Surgery: Marshalling Individual and Social Resources to Optimize Self-Regulation (R. Contrada, et al.).
Index.
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