Handbook of Psychology, Volume 9, Health Psychology

Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

Handbook of Psychology Preface xiIrving B. WeinerVolume Preface xiiiArthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, and Pamela A.GellerContributors xvI OVERVIEW 11 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: OVERVIEW 3David F. MarksII CAUSAL AND MEDIATING PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS 272 STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS 29Ralf Schwarzer and Aleksandra Luszczynska3 COPING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT 57Melissa S. Xanthopoulos and Lauren C. Daniel4 PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY: MECHANISMS, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, ANDINTERVENTIONS 79Jeffrey R. Stowell, Theodore F. Robles, and Heidi S.KaneIII DISEASES AND DISORDERS 1035 ASTHMA 105Karen B. Schmaling6 UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING OBESITY 128Joyce A. Corsica and Michael G. Perri7 NICOTINE DEPENDENCE 149Sean P. David, Jennifer B. McClure, and Gary E. Swan8 ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS 182Mary C. Davis, Heather M. Burke, Alex J. Zautra, and ShannonStark9 DIABETES MELLITUS 200Arthur M. Nezu, Greer Raggio, Amy N. Evans, and Christine MaguthNezu10 HIV/AIDS 218Michael P. Carey, Lori A. J. Scott-Sheldon, and Peter A.Vanable11 HEADACHES 247Frank Andrasik, C. Mark Sollars, Susan E. Walch, and Dawn C.Buse12 PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY 271Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, Stephanie H. Felgoiseand Lauren M. Greenberg13 CHRONIC PAIN 292Dennis C. Turk and Hilary D. Wilson14 NATURE AND TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA 318Charles M. Morin, Jos´ee Savard, and Marie-ChristineOuellet15 CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION 340Charles F. Emery, Derek R. Anderson, and Christina L.Goodwin16 GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES 365Laurie Keefer, Tiffany H. Taft, and Jennifer L. Kiebles17 SPINAL CORD INJURY 389Ann Marie Warren, Meredith L. C. Williamson, Norma A. Erosa, andTimothy R. ElliottIV HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 41118 CHILD HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 413Lamia P. Barakat, Matthew Hocking, and Anne E. Kazak19 ADOLESCENT HEALTH 437Sheridan Phillips and Sarah Edwards20 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING 459Ilene C. Siegler, Merrill F. Elias, Beverly H. Brummett, andHayden B. Bosworth21 WOMEN'S HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 477Pamela A. Geller, Alexandra R. Nelson, and AlexaBonacquisti22 PRIMARY CARE PSYCHOLOGY 512Robert A. DiTomasso, Barbara A. Golden, Stacey C. Cahn, andAmelia G. Gradwell23 SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 538Keith E. Whitfield, Gerdi Weidner, Christopher L. Edwards, andRoland Thorpe24 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 564Marilyn Macik-Frey, James Campbell Quick, Lois E. Tetrick, JoyceAdkins, and Charles Klunder25 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES 586Christine Maguth Nezu, Minsun Lee, and Sarah RicelliAuthor Index 609Subject Index 671