The SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology

Stephen Sutton is Professor of Behavioural Science in the Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, and Director of Research and Head of the Behavioural Science Group in the General Practice & Primary Care Research Unit. He is also Visiting Professor of Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway, and Visiting Professor of Social/Health Psychology at University College London.He studied social psychology at the London School of Economics and computer science at City University. He received his PhD from the University of London in 1981 for research on the effects of fear appeals. Before moving to Cambridge in 2001, he held posts at the Institute of Psychiatry and University College London. His research programme focuses on the development and evaluation of theory-based behaviour change interventions for smoking cessation, physical activity and medication adherence, using both face-to-face and ′distance′ approaches such as electronic monitoring and feedback and tailored text messaging.

• Editors′ Preface - Stephen Sutton, Andrew Baum and Marie JohnstonContext and Perspectives in Health Psychology - Edward P SarafinoEpidemiology of Health and Illness - Reiner Rugulies, Birgit Aust and S Leonard SymeA Socio-Psycho-Physiological PerspectiveBiological Mechanisms of Health and Disease - Brent N Henderson and Andrew BaumDeterminants of Health-Related Behaviours - Stephen SuttonTheoretical and Methodological IssuesHealth-Related Cognitions - Keith J Petrie and James W PennebakerIndividual differences, Health and Illness - Richard J Contrada and Tanya M GoyalThe Role of Emotional Traits and Generalized ExpectanciesStress, Health and Illness - Andrew Steptoe and Susan AyersLiving with Chronic Illness - Howard Leventhal et al A Contextualized, Self-Regulation ApproachLifespan, Gender and Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Health Psychology - Simon Murphy and Paul BennettCommunicating about Health Threats and Treatments - Theresa M Marteau and John WeinmanApplications in Health Psychology - Stan Maes and Sandra N BoersmaHow Effective are Interventions?Research Methods in Health Psychology - David P French, Lucy Yardley and Stephen SuttonAssessment and Measurement in Health Psychology - Marie Johnston et al Professional Issues in Health Psychology - Cynthia D Belar and Teresa McIntyre

"With its refreshing reliance on contributors from outside the US, this handbook offers a more global perspective than most. It also provides more intensive discussion of issues and research than is found in current introductory textbooks. Most of the contributors fill in significant gaps in the research literature on health psychology, making this book especially valuable for those seeking thesis or dissertation topics. . . . Readers will find this handbook both intellectually stimulating and useful."