Essentials of Clinical Health Psychology

This concise paperback edition takes a selection of the most clinically focussed chapters from the prestigious Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology. Ideal for the individual practitioner, this accessible guide presents an excellent overview of the key contributions in this growing field.An international panel of authors - all practising clinicians and researchers - demonstrate how clinical health psychology can make a difference to the experience of patients, families and carers. Key topics covered include: The person's experience of health care The experience of families and carers Oncology and psycho-oncology Chronic pain Treatment of obesity Sexual health and HIV Ageing. The Essentials of Clinical Health Psychology provides authoritative accounts of psychological models, interventions and evidence base in a broad range of conditions and concepts. It will be a valuable resource for all academics, researchers and practitioners in this area, and will also be of great use to students and those in training.ContributorsCynthia Belar, USASuzanne Bennett Johnson, USAJoyce A. Corsica, USAJane Duff, UKPatricia E. Durning, USATimothy R. Elliott, USAMary Gilhooly, UKRobert L. Glueckauf, USABarbara Hedge, UKPaul Kennedy, UKTimothy U. Ketterson, USAKristin M. Kilbourn, USAGary Latchford, UKWolfgang Linden, CanadaSusan Llewelyn, UKJeffrey S. Loomis, USAEileen McDonach, UKElena S. Monarch, USAJeri Morris, USADawn Newman Carlson, USADavid W. Nickelson, USAMichael G. Perri, USATreven C. Pickett, USAPatricia Rivera, USAPauline Slade, UKDennis C. Turk, USALlewelyn, Susan is the author of 'Essentials of Clinical Health Psychology ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780470025369 and ISBN 0470025360.