The psychology of health and health care
Subtitle: a Canadian perspective
By: Gary Poole, Deborah Hunt Matheson, David Cox
Contributors: Cox, David Neil, 1947-; Matheson, Deborah Hunt, 1966-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 492
ISBN-13: 9780132242738
Subjects: Medicine and psychology; Textbooks; Behavioral Medicine; Medical Psychology; Attitude to Health; Médecine et psychologie; Manuels d'enseignement supérieur; Soins médicaux; Aspect psychologique
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-476) and index.
Table of contents: title: Development of the field; title: Systems of the body; title: Stress and coping; title: Psychoneuroimmunology; title: Communication in medical settings; title: Hospital stays and medical procedures; title: Health care provider; title: Health promotion; title: Health and physical activity; title: Health-compromising behaviours; title: Pain; title: Chronic and life-threatening illnesses.