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

This highly popular health psychology text, which is both a working reference manual for professional health psychologists and a highly regarded teaching tool, is now available in a fully revised and updated new edition. The first section looks at the foundations of good practice, including how to carry out an effective initial clinical interview and assessment. In the next main section, detailed chapters then address the most important medical conditions dealt with by psychologists, including cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, chronic pain, diabetes, endocrine and gastrointestinal problems, AIDS, MS, obstetric and gynecological conditions, and many more. The final section looks at community, social, spiritual, and creative involvement, including effective methods for helping patients cope with their medical conditions, alternative health methods, and risk reduction in minority populations. The authors and contributors have extensive academic and clinical! experience in the diverse areas where health psychology techniques can be productively implemented, and their enthusiasm to help others master these methods comes through in the clarity with which they explain the tools of the health psychologist’s trade.

"... the [title]is a practical resource for clinicians, psychology interns, and advanced graduate students..." -- Reviewed by Professor Ashraf Kagee in PsycCRITIQUES (January 2005)

"Educators and emerging professionals alike will find it a highly readable text... valuable addition to their personal reference libraries..." -- Robert D Kerns, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Psychology, Yale University, Hartford, CT

"The [title] is one of the most useful books I have seen in its field." -- Martita A Lopez, PhD, Associate Professor & Director of Clinical Training, Dept of Psychology, Rush-Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL

"This is a book that defines the present and will shape the future." -- Dale G. Larson, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA

"This text will endure as a useful teaching tool." -- Kathleen Segraves, PhD, Dept of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, & Director of Behavioral Medicine Service at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH