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Edited by Robert J. Resnick and Ronald H. Rozensky
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LIST PRICE: $29.95
MEMBER/AFFILIATE PRICE: $24.95
464 pages
ITEM #: 4317781
ISBN: 1-55798-391-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-55798-391-6
PUBLICATION DATE: October 1996
EDITION: Softcover
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Written by the top practitioners and researchers in the field, Health Psychology Through the Life Span explores a vast array of critical services that health psychologists can provide in both the practice and research arenas. Chapters summarize research results that show the positive health benefits of behavioral treatments, describe collaborative practices—both formal and informal—that physicians and psychologists can establish, and outline specific behavioral approaches to various health problems such as
- depression
- anxiety disorders
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- respiratory illness
- Alzheimer's disease and other issues of aging
- renal disease
- pain and stress
- HIV/AIDS among African Americans
- smoking
- binge drinking among college students
Book Review
Resnick and Rozensky have compiled a text that is appealing to the novice as well as the more experienced scientist practitioner who specializes in health psychology…On the whole, this compendium is both provocative and optimistic. At a time when some psychologists bemoan the impact of managed care on mental health practice, these authors present a compelling argument for reconceptualizing the role of the health psychologist…those with interests in health psychology are harkened to view themselves and take the steps necessary to promote their role as primary health care providers who work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary manner to foster comprehensive health care.
—Contemporary Psychology, 1998, Vol. 43, No. 1
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