Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine E-Book
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Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine E-Book

Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine E-Book

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Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine E-Book

Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine E-Book

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About This Book

Now in its fourth edition, this definitive and popular introduction to human behaviour in the context of health and illness includes three new chapters, many new contributors and a new co-editor.

It is arranged in nine sections to cover the core concepts of psychology and sociology as they apply to medicine.

  • The life cycle
  • Development of the person
  • Society and health
  • Preventing illness and promoting health
  • Illness, behaviour and the doctor-patient encounter
  • Illness and disability
  • Coping with illness and disability
  • Hoe do health services work
  • How do you fit into all this?
  • Topics presented as self-contained double-page spreads.
  • Cases throughout to reinforce understanding of important concepts.
  • Boxes and discussion points throughout.
  • The authors comprise psychologists, sociologists and doctors.
  • Highly illustrated
  • 48 new contributors
  • New co-editor, Gerry Humphris
  • 3 new chapters:

Malnutrition and obesity

Urban nature health and well-being

LGBT Health

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Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2018
ISBN
9780702062995
Edition
4
Topic
Medizin
Subtopic
Medizinische Theorie, Praxis & Referenz

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface to the fourth edition
  7. Contributors
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Dedication
  10. Section 1 The life cycle
  11. Section 2 Development of the person
  12. Section 3 Society and health
  13. Section 4 Preventing illness and promoting health
  14. Section 5 Illness behaviour and the doctor-patient encounter
  15. Section 6 Illness and disability
  16. Section 7 Coping with illness and disability
  17. Section 8 How do health services work?
  18. Section 9 How do you fit into all this?
  19. References
  20. Index