Handbook of Behavioral Medicine

Handbook of Behavioral Medicine

by Maria M. LlabreElizabeth J. Susman J. Richard Jennings and others
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 27/09/2010

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Behavioral medicine emerged in the 1970s as the interdisciplinary field concerned with the integration of behavioral, psychosocial, and biomedical science knowledge relevant to the understanding of health and illness, and the application of this knowledge to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. Recent years have witnessed an enormous diversification of behavioral medicine, with new sciences (such as genetics, life course epidemiology) and new technologies (such as neuroimaging) coming into play. This book brings together such new developments by providing an up-to-date compendium of methods and applications drawn from the broad range of behavioral medicine research and practice. The book is divided into 10 sections that address key fields in behavioral medicine. Each section begins with one or two methodological or conceptual chapters, followed by contributions that address substantive topics within that field. Major health problems such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, HIV/AIDs, and obesity are explored from multiple perspectives. The aim is to present behavioral medicine as an integrative discipline, involving diverse methodologies and paradigms that converge on health and well being.

ISBN:
9780387094885
9780387094885
Category:
Public health & preventive medicine
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
27-09-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer New York

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