Now in its fourth edition, this definitive and popular introduction to human behaviour in the context of health and illness includes three new chapters, many new contributors and a new co-editor.
It is arranged in nine sections to cover the core concepts of psychology and sociology as they apply to medicine.
Malnutrition and obesity
Urban nature health and well-being
LGBT Health
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Foreword - p. iii 6. Preface to the fourth edition - p. iii 7. Contributors - p. iii 8. Acknowledgements - p. iii 9. Dedication - p. iii 10. Section 1: The life cycle - p. iii 11. List of Illustrations - p. iii 12. List of Tables - p. iii 13. Chapter 1: The biopsychosocial model - p. iii 14. Chapter 2: Pregnancy and childbirth - p. iii 15. Chapter 3: Reproductive issues - p. iii 16. Chapter 4: Development in early infancy - p. iii 17. Chapter 5: Childhood and child health - p. iii 18. Chapter 6: Adolescence - p. iii 19. Chapter 7: Social aspects of ageing - p. iii 20. Chapter 8: Bereavement - p. iii 21. Section 2: Development of the person - p. iii 22. Chapter 9: Personality and health - p. iii 23. Chapter 10: Understanding learning - p. iii 24. Chapter 11: Perception - p. iii 25. Chapter 12: Emotions - p. iii 26. Chapter 13: Memory problems - p. iii 27. Chapter 14: How does sexuality develop? - p. iii 28. Chapter 15: Intelligence - p. iii 29. Chapter 16: Development of thinking - p. iii 30. Section 3: Society and health - p. iii 31. Chapter 17: Understanding groups - p. iii 32. Chapter 18: Concepts of health, illness and disease - p. iii 33. Chapter 19: Measuring health and illness - p. iii 34. Chapter 20: Changing patterns of health and illness - p. iii 35. Chapter 21: Social class and health - p. iii 36. Chapter 22: Gender and health - p. iii 37. Chapter 23: LGBT health - p. iii 38. Chapter 24: Ethnicity and health - p. iii 39. Chapter 25: Quality of life - p. iii 40. Chapter 26: Media and health - p. iii 41. Chapter 27: Housing, homelessness and health - p. iii 42. Chapter 28: Work and health - p. iii 43. Chapter 29: Unemployment and health - p. iii 44. Chapter 30: Labelling and stigma - p. iii 45. Section 4: Preventing illness and promoting health - p. iii 46. Chapter 31: Perceptions of risk and risk-taking behaviours - p. iii 47. Chapter 32: What are disease prevention and health promotion? - p. iii 48. Chapter 33: Health screening - p. iii 49. Chapter 34: The social implications of the new genetics - p. iii 50. Chapter 35: Health beliefs, motivation and behaviour - p. iii 51. Chapter 36: Changing cognitions and behaviour - p. iii 52. Chapter 37: Helping people to act on their intentions - p. iii 53. Chapter 38: The social context of behavioural change - p. iii 54. Chapter 39: Illegal drug use - p. iii 55. Chapter 40: Alcohol use - p. iii 56. Chapter 41: Smoking, tobacco control and doctors - p. iii 57. Chapter 42: Eating, body shape and health - p. iii 58. Section 5: Illness behaviour and the doctor-patient encounter - p. iii 59. Chapter 43: Deciding to consult - p. iii 60. Chapter 44: Seeing the doctor - p. iii 61. Chapter 45: Placebo and nocebo effects - p. iii 62. Chapter 46: Adherence - p. iii 63. Chapter 47: Clinical communication skills - p. iii 64. Chapter 48: Breaking bad news - p. iii 65. Chapter 49: Self-care - p. iii 66. Chapter 50: Patient experience - p. iii 67. Chapter 51: Psychological preparation for surgery - p. iii 68. Section 6: Illness and disability - p. iii 69. Chapter 52: Heart disease - p. iii 70. Chapter 53: Malnutrition and obesity - p. iii 71. Chapter 54: HIV/AIDS - p. iii 72. Chapter 55: Cancer - p. iii 73. Chapter 56: Anxiety - p. iii 74. Chapter 57: Depression - p. iii 75. Chapter 58: Inflammatory bowel disease - p. iii 76. Chapter 59: Physical disability - p. iii 77. Chapter 60: Learning disability - p. iii 78. Chapter 61: Post-traumatic stress disorder - p. iii 79. Chapter 62: Diabetes mellitus - p. iii 80. Chapter 63: What is stress? - p. iii 81. Chapter 64: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - p. iii 82. Chapter 65: Death and dying - p. iii 83. Section 7: Coping with illness and disability - p. iii 84. Chapter 66: Counselling - p. iii 85. Chapter 67: Urban nature, health and well-being - p. iii 86. Chapter 68: Coping and adaptation - p. iii 87. Chapter 69: Cognitive–behavioural therapy - p. iii 88. Chapter 70: Role of carers - p. iii 89. Chapter 71: Palliative care - p. iii 90. Chapter 72: Complementary therapies - p. iii 91. Chapter 73: The management of pain - p. iii 92. Section 8: How do health services work? - p. iii 93. Chapter 74: Organizing and funding health care - p. iii 94. Chapter 75: Assessing needs - p. iii 95. Chapter 76: Setting priorities and rationing - p. iii 96. Chapter 77: Community care - p. iii 97. Chapter 78: Health: A global perspective - p. iii 98. Chapter 79: Health: A rural perspective - p. iii 99. Section 9: How do you fit into all this? - p. iii 100. Chapter 80: Medical students' experience - p. iii 101. Chapter 81: Life as a trainee doctor - p. iii 102. Chapter 82: The profession of medicine - p. iii 103. References - p. iii 104. Index - p. iii
Now in its fourth edition, this definitive and popular introduction to human behaviour in the context of health and illness includes three new chapters, many new contributors and a new co-editor.
It is arranged in nine sections to cover the core concepts of psychology and sociology as they apply to medicine.
Malnutrition and obesity
Urban nature health and well-being
LGBT Health
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Foreword - p. iii 6. Preface to the fourth edition - p. iii 7. Contributors - p. iii 8. Acknowledgements - p. iii 9. Dedication - p. iii 10. Section 1: The life cycle - p. iii 11. List of Illustrations - p. iii 12. List of Tables - p. iii 13. Chapter 1: The biopsychosocial model - p. iii 14. Chapter 2: Pregnancy and childbirth - p. iii 15. Chapter 3: Reproductive issues - p. iii 16. Chapter 4: Development in early infancy - p. iii 17. Chapter 5: Childhood and child health - p. iii 18. Chapter 6: Adolescence - p. iii 19. Chapter 7: Social aspects of ageing - p. iii 20. Chapter 8: Bereavement - p. iii 21. Section 2: Development of the person - p. iii 22. Chapter 9: Personality and health - p. iii 23. Chapter 10: Understanding learning - p. iii 24. Chapter 11: Perception - p. iii 25. Chapter 12: Emotions - p. iii 26. Chapter 13: Memory problems - p. iii 27. Chapter 14: How does sexuality develop? - p. iii 28. Chapter 15: Intelligence - p. iii 29. Chapter 16: Development of thinking - p. iii 30. Section 3: Society and health - p. iii 31. Chapter 17: Understanding groups - p. iii 32. Chapter 18: Concepts of health, illness and disease - p. iii 33. Chapter 19: Measuring health and illness - p. iii 34. Chapter 20: Changing patterns of health and illness - p. iii 35. Chapter 21: Social class and health - p. iii 36. Chapter 22: Gender and health - p. iii 37. Chapter 23: LGBT health - p. iii 38. Chapter 24: Ethnicity and health - p. iii 39. Chapter 25: Quality of life - p. iii 40. Chapter 26: Media and health - p. iii 41. Chapter 27: Housing, homelessness and health - p. iii 42. Chapter 28: Work and health - p. iii 43. Chapter 29: Unemployment and health - p. iii 44. Chapter 30: Labelling and stigma - p. iii 45. Section 4: Preventing illness and promoting health - p. iii 46. Chapter 31: Perceptions of risk and risk-taking behaviours - p. iii 47. Chapter 32: What are disease prevention and health promotion? - p. iii 48. Chapter 33: Health screening - p. iii 49. Chapter 34: The social implications of the new genetics - p. iii 50. Chapter 35: Health beliefs, motivation and behaviour - p. iii 51. Chapter 36: Changing cognitions and behaviour - p. iii 52. Chapter 37: Helping people to act on their intentions - p. iii 53. Chapter 38: The social context of behavioural change - p. iii 54. Chapter 39: Illegal drug use - p. iii 55. Chapter 40: Alcohol use - p. iii 56. Chapter 41: Smoking, tobacco control and doctors - p. iii 57. Chapter 42: Eating, body shape and health - p. iii 58. Section 5: Illness behaviour and the doctor-patient encounter - p. iii 59. Chapter 43: Deciding to consult - p. iii 60. Chapter 44: Seeing the doctor - p. iii 61. Chapter 45: Placebo and nocebo effects - p. iii 62. Chapter 46: Adherence - p. iii 63. Chapter 47: Clinical communication skills - p. iii 64. Chapter 48: Breaking bad news - p. iii 65. Chapter 49: Self-care - p. iii 66. Chapter 50: Patient experience - p. iii 67. Chapter 51: Psychological preparation for surgery - p. iii 68. Section 6: Illness and disability - p. iii 69. Chapter 52: Heart disease - p. iii 70. Chapter 53: Malnutrition and obesity - p. iii 71. Chapter 54: HIV/AIDS - p. iii 72. Chapter 55: Cancer - p. iii 73. Chapter 56: Anxiety - p. iii 74. Chapter 57: Depression - p. iii 75. Chapter 58: Inflammatory bowel disease - p. iii 76. Chapter 59: Physical disability - p. iii 77. Chapter 60: Learning disability - p. iii 78. Chapter 61: Post-traumatic stress disorder - p. iii 79. Chapter 62: Diabetes mellitus - p. iii 80. Chapter 63: What is stress? - p. iii 81. Chapter 64: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - p. iii 82. Chapter 65: Death and dying - p. iii 83. Section 7: Coping with illness and disability - p. iii 84. Chapter 66: Counselling - p. iii 85. Chapter 67: Urban nature, health and well-being - p. iii 86. Chapter 68: Coping and adaptation - p. iii 87. Chapter 69: Cognitive–behavioural therapy - p. iii 88. Chapter 70: Role of carers - p. iii 89. Chapter 71: Palliative care - p. iii 90. Chapter 72: Complementary therapies - p. iii 91. Chapter 73: The management of pain - p. iii 92. Section 8: How do health services work? - p. iii 93. Chapter 74: Organizing and funding health care - p. iii 94. Chapter 75: Assessing needs - p. iii 95. Chapter 76: Setting priorities and rationing - p. iii 96. Chapter 77: Community care - p. iii 97. Chapter 78: Health: A global perspective - p. iii 98. Chapter 79: Health: A rural perspective - p. iii 99. Section 9: How do you fit into all this? - p. iii 100. Chapter 80: Medical students' experience - p. iii 101. Chapter 81: Life as a trainee doctor - p. iii 102. Chapter 82: The profession of medicine - p. iii 103. References - p. iii 104. Index - p. iii