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Health Psychology

Health Psychology

by David French (Editor), JohnWeinman (Editor), Ad A . Kaptein (Editor), KavitaVedhara (Editor)

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Synopsis

Now in its second edition, Health Psychology issubstantially revised and updated to offer the greatest coverage ofthis rapidly expanding discipline. * Updated edition which provides students with a critical,thought-provoking and comprehensive introduction to thediscipline * Clearly and critically outlines the major areas of theory andresearch * Chapters written by world-leading healthpsychologists * Includes end-of-chapter discussion points and an extensiveglossary of terms

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Edition: 2nd Edition
 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 20 Aug 2010
ISBN 10: 140519460X
ISBN 13: 9781405194600

Media Reviews
This is another in the excellent series of textbooks produced by Blackwell and deals in this case with a relatively new field that studies psychological processes in health, illness and healthcare. ( Scientific and Medical Network Review, Summer 2005)
Author Bio
David French is Professor of Health Psychology in the Applied Research Centre in Health and Lifestyle Interventions at Coventry University. He is currently an Associate Editor for both Psychology & Health and the British Journal of Health Psychology, and is on the editorial board of Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Kavita Vedhara is Professor of Health Psychology at the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations at the University of Nottingham. She is currently the Co-editor of the British Journal of Health Psychology, Research Sub-Committee Chair for the British Psychological Society's Division of Health Psychology, and is on the Editorial Board of Health Psychology. Ad A. Kaptein is Professor of Medical Psychology at the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), The Netherlands. His research focuses on patients with chronic illness. He was Editor-in-Chief of Psychology & Health (1992A-2000), and President of the European Health Psychology Society (2000A-2002). John Weinman is Professor of Psychology as applied to Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London. He was founding Editor of Psychology & Health and is currently an Associate Editor for Chronic Illness and for the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, as well as being on the Editorial Board of both Health Psychology and Health Psychology Review.