Description

This comprehensive volume explores the role of behaviour and psychology in the development, progression, and treatment of a wide range of medical disorders, discussing in detail the health psychology application to each of the 17 ICD9 chapters of diagnostic classification.He alth psychology researchers offer an applied clinical perspective in describing the prevalence, prevention, primary, secondary and tertiary treatment, and future directions for research of prevalent disorders, including infectious diseases, endocrine, metabolic, nutritional, and immune disorders, congenital abnormalities, among others.

Editor: Perry, Nathan W, Editor: Johnson, Suzanne Bennett, Editor: Rozensky, Ronald H, Editor: Boll, Thomas J

Topic: Psychology
Media: Book
ISBN: 1557989095
Language: English
Pages: 654