Handbook of Behavioral Medicine - Methods and Applications (Paperback, 2010 ed.)

Behavioral medicine emerged in the 1970s as the interdisciplinary field concerned with the integration of behavioral, psychosocial, and biomedical science knowledge relevant to the understanding of health and illness, and the application of this knowledge to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. Recent years have witnessed an enormous diversification of behavioral medicine, with new sciences (such as genetics, life course epidemiology) and new technologies (such as neuroimaging) coming into play. This book brings together such new developments by providing an up-to-date compendium of methods and applications drawn from the broad range of behavioral medicine research and practice. The book is divided into 10 sections that address key fields in behavioral medicine. Each section begins with one or two methodological or conceptual chapters, followed by contributions that address substantive topics within that field. Major health problems such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, HIV/AIDs, and obesity are explored from multiple perspectives. The aim is to present behavioral medicine as an integrative discipline, involving diverse methodologies and paradigms that converge on health and well being.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	2010
Editors:	Andrew Steptoe
Adapted by:	Kenneth Freedland • J.Richard Jennings • Maria M. Llabre • Stephen B. Manuck • Elizabeth J. Susman
Dimensions:	260 x 193 x 58mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	1074
Edition:	2010 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4419-6483-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical equipment & techniques > Medical research Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Health psychology
LSN:	1-4419-6483-5
Barcode:	9781441964830

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