Biopsychosocial Assessment in Clinical Health Psychology

Filling a key need, this practical volume provides state-of-the-art approaches and tools for evaluating both health-related behaviors and psychosocial aspects of medical illness. The book begins by presenting a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment framework. Evidence-based strategies are described for assessing such key lifestyle factors as tobacco use, alcohol and other drugs, physical activity, and social support.  Behavioral, cognitive, and emotional issues associated with a range of specific medical conditions--including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic pain, and others--are addressed. Chapters on assessment of specific populations cover pediatric patients, older adults, ethnic/racial minority groups, organ transplant and bariatric surgery patients, and primary care.

Frank Andrasik, PhD, is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Psychology at the University of Memphis. He is Editor-in-Chief of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and past Editor-in-Chief of Behavior Therapy. His primary areas of research include behavioral medicine, pain, stress, and biofeedback and applied psychophysiology. He has published approximately 250 articles and chapters and delivered numerous presentations in the United States and abroad. Dr. Andrasik is a past president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.

Jeffrey L. Goodie, PhD, ABPP, is a Commander in the United States Public Health Service and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Goodie's research, clinical, and teaching interests are focused on behavioral health assessments and interventions in primary care settings, disaster behavioral health, and community resilience. He is coauthor of Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care.

Alan L. Peterson, PhD, ABPP, is Professor and Chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He is Director of the STRONG STAR Multidisciplinary PTSD Research Consortium. Dr. Peterson's research and publications focus on tobacco cessation, pain management, weight management, insomnia, temporomandibular disorders, tic disorders, aerophagia, and blepharospasm.

I. Overview
1. Introduction to Biopsychosocial Assessment in Clinical Health Psychology, Alan L. Peterson, Jeffrey L. Goodie, & Frank Andrasik
2. Fundamentals of Assessment in Clinical Health Psychology, Cynthia D. Belar, & William W. Deardorff
3. Medication Adherence, Howard Leventhal, Danielle E. McCarthy, Elaine A. Leventhal, & Krysten Williams Bold
II. Assessment of Health Risk Behaviors
4. Eating Behaviors/Obesity, Susan Himes, Tovah Yanover, & J. Kevin Thompson
5. Tobacco Use, Alan L. Peterson, Antoinette R. Brundige, & David Houghton
6. Drug Use and Abuse, Deborah L. Haller, Michelle C. Acosta, Howard Newville, & Abigail Herron
7. Alcohol Use, Tony Toneatto & Mekhala Gunaratne
8. Social Support, Merideth D. Smith & Amy Fiske
9. Coping, Lauren M. Penwell-Waines, Kevin T. Larkin, & Jeffrey L. Goodie
10. Physical Activity, Patricia M. Dubbert, Todd A. Smitherman, & Jeanne Gabriele
11. Quality of Life, Jan Passchier & Jan Busschbach
III. Assessment of Clinical Problems
12. Cancer, Tammy A. Schuler, Thomas M. Atkinson, & Errol J. Philip
13. Cardiovascular Disease, Benson Hoffman, Amy Goetzinger, & James A. Blumenthal
14. Chronic Pain, Donald D. McGeary, Robert J. Gatchel, Cindy A. McGeary, & Monica Escamilla
15. Headaches, Dawn C. Buse, Frank Andrasik, & C. Mark Sollars
16. Dental Pain, Alan G. Glaros
17. Diabetes, Linda Gonder Frederick, Laura K. Campbell, & Jaclyn A. Shepard
18. Gastrointestinal Disorders, Brenda B. Toner & Iman Hussain
19. Sleep Disorders, Daniel J. Taylor, Christina S. McCrae, Kenneth L. Lichstein, & Adam D. Bramoweth
20. HIV/AIDS, Anne Lise C. Smith, Dean G. Cruess, & Seth C. Kalichman
IV. Assessment of Special Populations
21. Cultural Concerns, Luz Garcini, Kate Murray, Jessica Barnack Tavlaris, & Elizabeth A. Klonoff
22. Organ Transplant, Douglas P. Gibson, Kristin Kuntz, Solam Huey, & Mary Ellen Olbrisch
23. Bariatric Surgery, Mary Ellen Olbrisch, Melanie K. Bean, & Karen E. Stewart
24. Pediatrics, Lisa M. Buckloh & Lisa M. Schilling
25. Older Adults, Christine E. Gould, Merideth D. Smith, & Barry A. Edelstein
26. Primary Care, Christopher L. Hunter
Author Index
Subject Index