The Comprehensive Handbook of Behavioral Medicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages N3-xxvii

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2. Introduction To The Cardiovascular System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-3

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   2. Pattern A Behaviors and Heart Disease: Intervention Approaches

      • Richard M. Suinn

      Pages 5-27

   3. Behavioral and Psychophysiological Aspects of Raynaud’s Disease

      • C. Keith Conners

      Pages 29-40

   4. Psychological Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias

      • Michael Feuerstein, Marcia M. Ward

      Pages 41-54

   5. Behavioral Approaches to Hypertension

      • C. Barr Taylor

      Pages 55-88

   6. Cardiac Rehabilitation: Current Status And Future Prospects

      • Robert F. Debusk

      Pages 89-98

3. Introduction To The Musculoskeletal System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-100

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   2. Major Trends In Exercise Physiology: Recent Findings And Their Implications For Perfection Of The Human Organism

      • Anthony A. Sucec

      Pages 101-123

   3. Behavioral Approaches to Exercise Habits and Athletic Performance

      • Leonard H. Epstein, Rena R. Wing

      Pages 125-137

   4. Stroke and Rehabilitation

      • John V. Basmajian

      Pages 139-148

4. Introduction To The Central Nervous System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-152

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   2. How Plastic Is The Nervous System?

      • Mark R. Rosenzweig, Edward L. Bennett

      Pages 153-189

   3. A Systems Approach For The Assessment And Treatment Of Memory Problems

      • Leonard W. Poon

      Pages 191-212

   4. Treating The Complaint Of Insomnia: Self-Management Perspectives

      • Carl E. Thoresen, Thomas J. Coates, Vincent P. Zarcone, Kathleen Kirmil-Gray, Mark R. Rosekind

      Pages 213-234

5. Introduction To Psychoneuroendocrinology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-237

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   2. Conditioned Endocrine Responses

      • Stephen C. Woods, Susan R. Burchfield

      Pages 239-254

6. Introduction To The Genitourinary System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 255-256

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   2. Enuresis

      • Daniel M. Doleys

      Pages 257-272

   3. Treatment Of Common Male And Female Sexual Concerns

      • Jack S. Annon, Craig H. Robinson

      Pages 273-296

Many of the greatest strides in medical care have neither been glamorous nor made the front page of The New York Times. They have been simple measures such as sanitation, immunization, and provision of clean, whole­ some food. And even more glamorous medical breakthroughs and tech­ niques like heart transplants are often last-ditch responses to largely preventable medical problems that required a lifetime to develop. Chang­ ing those life styles which may cause, worsen, or exacerbate disease and uti­ lizing current medical knowledge may be the most important strides medicine will make in the next few decades. To meet this challenge, tech­ niques have already been developed to change eating and nutritional pat­ terns that may lead to obesity and heart disease. In addition, interventions are being developed for a wide variety of medical problems. Many of these techniques are based on behavioral principles. Several years ago, one of the editors of this book gave a behavioral medi­ cine seminar for psychiatry residents concerning behavioral principles and their application to medicine. As the seminar developed, it became evident that many of the important articles on the subject were scattered through­ out a wide body of literature, which encompassed a variety of disciplines and journals. No single source was available to provide the state of the art of this emerging field. This book was spawned, in part, as an attempt to overcome this deficit.

• behavioral medicine
• nervous system
• neuroendocrinology
• psychiatry
• rehabilitation

• Gifford Mental Health Center, San Diego School of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, USA

  James M. Ferguson

• Department of Psychiatry, VA Hospital, La Jolla, USA

  James M. Ferguson

• Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, USA

  C. Barr Taylor

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