Irving B. Weiner & Arthur M. Nezu 
Handbook of Psychology, Volume 9, Health Psychology [PDF ebook] 

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. Mc Clure, 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. Di Tomasso, 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

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.