Comprehensive Handbook of Clinical Health

Bringing together an international group of experts from across all health-related disciplines, Comprehensive Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology bridges the gap between health psychology and medicine to provide you with the up-to-date and relevant information and strategies you need to address both the physical and mental health care needs of your clients. Written in an accessible, reader-friendly manner, this reference covers the conditions and trends that have become most prevalent in the field of health psychology today.

Bret A. Boyer, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Health Psychology Concentration, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania. He has published numerous articles in the field of health psychology in several peer-reviewed journals.

M. Indira Paharia, PsyD, MBA, MS, is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania. She serves as the Co-Director of the Coalition for the Advancement of Community Health Psychology and as the Director of the annual Women's Preventive Health Forum.

Editor Biographies	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Author Biographies	p. xvii
Foundations	p. 1
Theoretical Models of Health Psychology and the Model for Integrating Medicine and Psychology	p. 3
Insurance, Managed Care, and Integrated Primary Care	p. 31
Prevention	p. 53
Chronic Disease Prevention	p. 55
Obesity	p. 81
Tobacco Cessation	p. 105
Common Disease States	p. 125
Cardiovascular Disease	p. 127
Cancer	p. 153
Diabetes	p. 179
HIV/AIDS	p. 201
Spinal Cord Injury	p. 229
Asthma	p. 251
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	p. 277
End-Stage Renal Disease	p. 301
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Liver Disease	p. 319
Special Topics	p. 347
Chronic Pain	p. 349
Pediatric Psychology	p. 371
Substance Abuse in Medical Settings	p. 395
Sexual and Reproductive Health of Men and Women	p. 425
Author Index	p. 453
Subject Index	p. 475
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