As our understanding of what constitutes ‘good health’ grows, so does our need to understand the psychological aspects of medicine and health, as well as the psychological interventions available in healthcare. This new edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the research, theory, application and current practices in the field, covering topics from epigenetics to social determinants of health and transdiagnostic approaches to mental health and everything in between. An essential read for all medicine and healthcare students, this text is now accompanied by a suite of online resources for all your learning needs.
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Chapter 1: Psychology and medicine
Section I: Psychology and Health
Chapter 2: Motivation, emotion, and health
Chapter 3: Stress and health
Chapter 4: Symptoms and illness
Chapter 5: Health and behaviour
Chapter 6: Chronic illness, death, and dying
Section II: Basic Foundations of Psychology
Chapter 7: Brain and behaviour
Chapter 8: Psychosocial development across the lifespan
Chapter 9: Social psychology
Chapter 10: Cognitive psychology
Section III: Body Systems
Chapter 11: Immunity and protection
Chapter 12: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Chapter 13: Gastrointestinal health
Chapter 14: Reproduction and endocrinology
Chapter 15: Genitourinary medicine
Chapter 16: Psychiatry and neurology
Section IV: Healthcare Practice
Chapter 17: Evidence-based practice
Chapter 18: Clinical interviewing
Chapter 19: Psychological intervention
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Dr Richard de Visser has been working in the fields of health psychology and public health for 25 years. He is Reader in Psychology at Brighton & Sussex Medical School and the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex, where has received awards for his individual and group teaching. He was co-author of Psychology for Medicine (Sage, 2011) and Psychology for Medicine and Healthcare (Sage, 2017). Richard completed a BSc in psychology at the University of Melbourne, and a Ph D at the Australian Research centre in Sex, Health & Society. He then undertook post-doctoral work at Birkbeck College, University of London before moving to Sussex. Richard’s research interests span a broad range of topics in health psychology, including: sexuality and relationships; gender and health; alcohol use; use of health services; and cross-cultural analyses. He has expertise in qualitative and quantitative methods, intervention studies, and mixed-methods designs. He is lead- or co-author on over 130 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and his work is cited widely.
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