Handbook of Psychology, Health Psychology

Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science, a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Florida. He is currently President of APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and Past President of APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), formerly president of the Society for Personality Assessment and of the International Rorschach Society, and a recipient of the Society for Personality Assessment Distinguished Contribution Award. He has authored or edited over 15 scholarly and professional books including the first edition of the Handbook of Psychology and, with W. Edward Craighead, the fourth edition of the Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology.

• Handbook of Psychology Preface xi Irving 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, AND INTERVENTIONS 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 Shannon Stark9 DIABETES MELLITUS 200Arthur M. Nezu, Greer Raggio, Amy N. Evans, and Christine Maguth Nezu10 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. Felgoise, and 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-Christine Ouellet15 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, and Timothy 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, and Hayden B. Bosworth21 WOMEN’S HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 477Pamela A. Geller, Alexandra R. Nelson, and Alexa Bonacquisti22 PRIMARY CARE PSYCHOLOGY 512Robert A. DiTomasso, Barbara A. Golden, Stacey C. Cahn, and Amelia G. Gradwell23 SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 538Keith E. Whitfield, Gerdi Weidner, Christopher L. Edwards, and Roland Thorpe24 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 564Marilyn Macik-Frey, James Campbell Quick, Lois E. Tetrick, Joyce Adkins, and Charles Klunder25 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES 586Christine Maguth Nezu, Minsun Lee, and Sarah RicelliAuthor Index 609Subject Index 671

"The reader will find in the text a comprehensive description of the state-of-the-art in many topics of health psychology, including stress, coping and adaptation to the disease, intervention and prevention strategies. It is valuable that historical perspectives and research trends are presented. Many questions that arise during the reading will find an answer in the text. However, some questions remain opened, indicating a need of further studies and investigations, with possible future research trends.Treated topics cover an overview of conceptual and professional issues, an in-depth analysis of great number of medical diseases, attention to health psychology changes across some developmental stages, such as the life span, and contextual issues, such as gender, culture and ethnicity. Moreover, primary care psychology, together with complimentary and alternative therapies are analyzed. Considered medical diseases include asthma, obesity, smoking, musculoskeletal conditions, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, headaches, cancer, pain, insomnia, coronary heart disease and hypertension, gastrointestinal diseases and spinal cord injury." (Frontiers in Psychology for Clinical Settings, 2013)