Handbook of Psychology, Health Psychology: (Volume 9 Handbook of Psychology)

Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

Table of Contents:
Handbook of Psychology Preface xi Irving B. Weiner Volume Preface xiii Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, and Pamela A. Geller Contributors xv I OVERVIEW 1 1 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: OVERVIEW 3 David F. Marks II CAUSAL AND MEDIATING PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS 27 2 STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS 29 Ralf Schwarzer and Aleksandra Luszczynska 3 COPING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT 57 Melissa S. Xanthopoulos and Lauren C. Daniel 4 PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY: MECHANISMS, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, AND INTERVENTIONS 79 Jeffrey R. Stowell, Theodore F. Robles, and Heidi S. Kane III DISEASES AND DISORDERS 103 5 ASTHMA 105 Karen B. Schmaling 6 UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING OBESITY 128 Joyce A. Corsica and Michael G. Perri 7 NICOTINE DEPENDENCE 149 Sean P. David, Jennifer B. McClure, and Gary E. Swan 8 ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS 182 Mary C. Davis, Heather M. Burke, Alex J. Zautra, and Shannon Stark 9 DIABETES MELLITUS 200 Arthur M. Nezu, Greer Raggio, Amy N. Evans, and Christine Maguth Nezu 10 HIV/AIDS 218 Michael P. Carey, Lori A. J. Scott-Sheldon, and Peter A. Vanable 11 HEADACHES 247 Frank Andrasik, C. Mark Sollars, Susan E. Walch, and Dawn C. Buse 12 PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY 271 Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, Stephanie H. Felgoise, and Lauren M. Greenberg 13 CHRONIC PAIN 292 Dennis C. Turk and Hilary D. Wilson 14 NATURE AND TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA 318 Charles M. Morin, Jos´ee Savard, and Marie-Christine Ouellet 15 CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION 340 Charles F. Emery, Derek R. Anderson, and Christina L. Goodwin 16 GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES 365 Laurie Keefer, Tiffany H. Taft, and Jennifer L. Kiebles 17 SPINAL CORD INJURY 389 Ann Marie Warren, Meredith L. C. Williamson, Norma A. Erosa, and Timothy R. Elliott IV HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 411 18 CHILD HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 413 Lamia P. Barakat, Matthew Hocking, and Anne E. Kazak 19 ADOLESCENT HEALTH 437 Sheridan Phillips and Sarah Edwards 20 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING 459 Ilene C. Siegler, Merrill F. Elias, Beverly H. Brummett, and Hayden B. Bosworth 21 WOMEN’S HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 477 Pamela A. Geller, Alexandra R. Nelson, and Alexa Bonacquisti 22 PRIMARY CARE PSYCHOLOGY 512 Robert A. DiTomasso, Barbara A. Golden, Stacey C. Cahn, and Amelia G. Gradwell 23 SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 538 Keith E. Whitfield, Gerdi Weidner, Christopher L. Edwards, and Roland Thorpe 24 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 564 Marilyn Macik-Frey, James Campbell Quick, Lois E. Tetrick, Joyce Adkins, and Charles Klunder 25 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES 586 Christine Maguth Nezu, Minsun Lee, and Sarah Ricelli Author Index 609 Subject Index 671

About the Author :
Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science, a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Florida. He is currently President of APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and Past President of APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), formerly president of the Society for Personality Assessment and of the International Rorschach Society, and a recipient of the Society for Personality Assessment Distinguished Contribution Award. He has authored or edited over 15 scholarly and professional books including the first edition of the Handbook of Psychology and, with W. Edward Craighead, the fourth edition of the Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology.

Review :
"The reader will find in the text a comprehensive description of the state-of-the-art in many topics of health psychology, including stress, coping and adaptation to the disease, intervention and prevention strategies. It is valuable that historical perspectives and research trends are presented. Many questions that arise during the reading will find an answer in the text. However, some questions remain opened, indicating a need of further studies and investigations, with possible future research trends. Treated topics cover an overview of conceptual and professional issues, an in-depth analysis of great number of medical diseases, attention to health psychology changes across some developmental stages, such as the life span, and contextual issues, such as gender, culture and ethnicity. Moreover, primary care psychology, together with complimentary and alternative therapies are analyzed. Considered medical diseases include asthma, obesity, smoking, musculoskeletal conditions, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, headaches, cancer, pain, insomnia, coronary heart disease and hypertension, gastrointestinal diseases and spinal cord injury." (Frontiers in Psychology for Clinical Settings, 2013)