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Toward a New Definition of Health

Psychosocial Dimensions

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  • © 1979

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Editors:
  1. Paul I. Ahmed

    1. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, U.S Office of International Health, Rockville, USA
      Department of Health Education, University College, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

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  2. George V. Coelho

    1. National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, USA

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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Mental Health (CTMH)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiii
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  2. Dimensions of Health and Illness: Toward an Integrated Model

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-5
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    2. Toward a New Definition of Health: An Overview

      • Paul I. Ahmed, Aliza Kolker, George V. Coelho
      Pages 7-22

    3. Disease and Illness from a Biocultural Standpoint

      • Horacio Fabrega Jr.
      Pages 23-51

    4. Sickness as Cultural Semantics: Issues for an Anthropological Medicine and Psychiatry

      • Arthur Kleinman
      Pages 53-65

    5. The Dimensions of Medical Rationality: A Problematic for the Psychosocial Study of Medicine

      • Allan Young
      Pages 67-85

    6. Psychosocial Factors and Health: New Program Directions

      • World Health Organization
      Pages 87-111

    7. The Role of Indigenous Medicine in WHO’s Definition of Health

      • Paul I. Ahmed, Aliza Kolker
      Pages 113-128

  3. Psychosocial Factors in Disease: Some Specific Examples

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-133
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    2. Occupational Stress and Health

      • James S. House, Mark F. Jackman
      Pages 135-158

    3. Psychosocial Dimensions of Drug Abuse

      • William A. O’Connor, Paul I. Ahmed
      Pages 159-173

    4. Views on the Psychosocial Dimensions of Cancer and Cancer Treatment

      • Stephen P. Hersh
      Pages 175-190

    5. Labeling and Discrimination in Mental Health

      • Jonas Robitscher
      Pages 191-229

  4. Health Needs of Special Groups: Some Specific Examples

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-233
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    2. Coping with Health Problems in Aging

      • Robert J. Havighurst
      Pages 235-254

    3. Toward a Definition of Health Risks for Ethnic Minorities: The Case of Hypertension and Heart Disease

      • Jerry L. Weaver
      Pages 255-268

    4. The Social and Psychological Aspects of Family Planning

      • Laurie Zivetz
      Pages 269-280

    5. Healthy Family Functioning: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

      • Henry P. David
      Pages 281-319

    6. Urban Health Services in Developing Countries: Culture, Technology, and Politics

      • Paul I. Ahmed, Robert Davis
      Pages 321-332

  5. Methodology for Health Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 333-335
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About this book

It is generally recognized today that the United States has a need to contri­ bute to the improvement of health throughout the world. The need stems from the interrelationships that exist between the health of Americans and the health status of the rest of the people on "Spaceship Earth." Disease does not respect national boundaries, and the frequency of travel and trade between countries increases each year. It further relates to the opportunities found in international settings to help solve health problems more effec­ tively and efficiently. This includes the unique human resources that are found throughout the world as well as certain natural ecological conditions that cannot be duplicated in the United States. The United States also has a responsibility to contribute to improved health status. Our tradition of humanitarianism alone supports such a re­ sponsibility, but our comparative wealth of technical and financial re­ sources dictates a requirement to participate. Modern political realities de­ fine relationships between developed and developing countries that will not allow us to isolate ourselves from the compelling health needs of a majority of the world's population.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, U.S Office of International Health, Rockville, USA

    Paul I. Ahmed

  • Department of Health Education, University College, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

    Paul I. Ahmed

  • National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, USA

    George V. Coelho

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Toward a New Definition of Health

  • Book Subtitle: Psychosocial Dimensions

  • Editors: Paul I. Ahmed, George V. Coelho

  • Series Title: Current Topics in Mental Health

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2991-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-2993-0Published: 01 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-2991-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIV, 470

  • Topics: Public Health

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