| Description |
xiii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cross-cultural psychology series ; 2 |
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Cross-cultural psychology series ; v. 2
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| Contents |
1. What Is International Health Psychology? -- 2. Social Science Measures for Health Research -- 3. Family Planning and Contraceptive Use -- 4. The AIDS/HIV Pandemic -- 5. Community Participation and Agency Involvement -- 6. Nutrition for Child Growth and Development -- 7. Alcohol Use and Abuse -- 8. Health Education and Promotion -- 9. Mental Health and Illness -- A Final Note: Where Do You Go From Here? |
| Summary |
"In Health Psychology in Global Perspective, author Frances E. Aboud examines the health issues facing developing countries and compares them with issues faced by people in developed countries. She uses a psychosocial perspective rather than the biomedical and anthropological perspectives that are usually applied to health issues in developing countries. This volume is unique because it integrates diverse literature from a variety of disciplines, including epidemiology, psychology, education, anthropology, and nursing. Accessible to a broad audience, this volume brings mainstream health psychology concepts to bear on the problems of international health and cross-cultural issues to bear on concepts and theories in mainstream health psychology."--BOOK JACKET |
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"A thought-provoking examination of the state of knowledge about health in developing countries, Health Psychology in Global Perspective is a valuable resource for academies and professionals in health psychology, cross-cultural psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, anthropology, and public health."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-310) and indexes |
| Subject |
Clinical health psychology -- Developing countries.
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Clinical health psychology.
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World health.
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| LC no. |
97033937 |
| ISBN |
0761909400 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0761909419 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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