| Description |
ix, 298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
The Blackwell series in health psychology and behavioral medicine |
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Blackwell series in health psychology and behavioral medicine.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: List of Contributors -- Introduction --Cross-cutting Issues --Chapter 1: Quality of Life and Chronic Illness -- Chapter 2: Social Psychological Aspects of Chronic Illness -- Chapter 3: Coping Processes and Adjustment to Chronic Illness -- Chapter 4: Adherence in the Management of Chronic Disorders --Chronic Physical Disorders --Chapter 5: Coronary Heart Disease -- Chapter 6: Cancer -- Chapter 7: Diabetes -- Chapter 8: Chronic Pain -- Chapter 9: HIV and AIDS -- Chapter 10: End-stage Renal Disease -- Chapter 11: Asthma -- Chapter 12: Arthritis |
| Summary |
"In Chronic Physical Disorders, the most prominent figures in the field of behavioral medicine argue why a biopsychosocial perspective is crucial to reducing the tremendous personal and societal burden of chronic disease. In Part I of this state of the art text, a broad set of theoretical and applied issues are discussed with respect to the role that research can play in the management of chronic physical disorders. Part II focuses on specific chronic disorders, including chapters on coronary heart disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic pain, HIV and AIDS, end-stage renal disease, asthma, and arthritis. Included in each of these chapters is a basic review of biomedical aspects of each disorder, followed by a review of the primary behavioral, psychological, and socioenvironmental issues that are most relevant to a given disorder."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Chronic diseases.
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Chronically ill.
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Clinical health psychology.
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Mental health services.
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Sick -- Psychology.
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| Author |
Christensen, Alan J.
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Antoni, Michael H.
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| LC no. |
2002020831 |
| ISBN |
0631220755 hb alkaline paper |
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0631220763 pb alkaline paper |
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