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Principles and Concepts of Behavioral Medicine

A Global Handbook

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Editors:
  1. Edwin B. Fisher

    1. Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA

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  2. Linda D. Cameron

    1. Psychological Sciences, University of California, Merced, Merced, USA

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  3. Alan J. Christensen

    1. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

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  4. Ulrike Ehlert

    1. Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

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  5. Yan Guo

    1. School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China

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  6. Brian Oldenburg

    1. Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

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  7. Frank J. Snoek

    1. Departments of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center (AMC) and VU University Medical Center (VUMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  • This is the major work tying together the state of the art for the field as an integrated whole.

  • The book has an international roster of editors and contributors, and so will have global appeal.

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. The Ecological Range of Relationships Between Behavior and Health

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Edwin B. Fisher, Linda D. Cameron, Alan J. Christensen, Ulrike Ehlert, Yan Guo, Brian Oldenburg et al.
      Pages 3-30

    3. Overview of Types of Disease, Their Epidemiology, and Treatments

      • Shajahan Yasin, Carina K. Y. Chan, Kaitlyn E. Brodar
      Pages 31-54

    4. Risky Behaviours

      • Carina K. Y. Chan, Shajahan Yasin
      Pages 55-89

    5. Behavioral Medicine: Who Does It and Where

      • Justin M. Nash
      Pages 91-107

  3. Knowing in Behavioral Medicine: Epistemic Foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Randomized Clinical Trials in Behavioral Medicine

      • Kenneth E. Freedland, Sara J. Becker, James A. Blumenthal
      Pages 111-136

    3. Research Approaches of Education, Applied Psychology, and Behavioral Science and Their Application to Behavioral Medicine

      • John P. Allegrante, Christel Hyden, Alfgeir L. Kristjansson
      Pages 137-179

    4. Theory in Behavioral Medicine

      • Joost Dekker, Jos F. Brosschot, Ralf Schwarzer, Akizumi Tsutsumi
      Pages 181-214

    5. Advancing Implementation: Toward an Inclusive View of Research in Behavioral Medicine

      • Dean L. Fixsen, Renée I. Boothroyd, Karen A. Blase, Amanda A. M. Fixsen, Allison J. Metz
      Pages 215-237

  4. Key Influences on Behavior and the Relationships Among Behavior, Health and Illness

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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    2. Behavioral Medicine’s Roots in Behaviorism: Concepts and Applications

      • Howard Rachlin, Leonard Green, Ariana Vanderveldt, Edwin B. Fisher
      Pages 241-275

    3. Genetics, Behavior, and Behavior-Genetic Interactions in Health Risk

      • Jana Strahler, Anett Mueller-Alcazar, Urs M. Nater
      Pages 277-318

    4. Stress and Emotions

      • Johannes Siegrist, Silja Bellingrath, Brigitte M. Kudielka
      Pages 319-340

    5. Social Support and Physical Health: Models, Mechanisms, and Opportunities

      • Bert N. Uchino, Kimberly Bowen, Robert Kent de Grey, Jude Mikel, Edwin B. Fisher
      Pages 341-372

    6. Social and Cultural Context: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

      • Linda C. Baumann, Betty L. Kaiser
      Pages 373-388

    7. The Fundamental Role of Socioeconomic Resources for Health and Health Behaviors

      • Arjumand Siddiqi, Clyde Hertzman, Brendan T. Smith
      Pages 389-413

    8. Improving Health and Tackling Health Inequities Through the Non-health Sector

      • William Sherlaw, Cyrille Harpet, Zoe Heritage, Jocelyn Raude
      Pages 415-469

    9. A Life Course Perspective on Behavior and Health

      • Timothy P. Daaleman, John Preisser
      Pages 471-485
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Principles and Concepts of Behavioral Medicine

A Global Handbook

 

Edwin B. Fisher, Linda D. Cameron, Alan J. Christensen, Ulrike Ehlert, Brian Oldenburg, Frank J. Snoek

 and Yan Guo

 

 

This definitive handbook brings together an international array of experts to present the broad, cells-to-society perspectives of behavioral medicine that complement  conventional models of health, health care, and prevention. In addition to applications to assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and management, contributors offer innovative prevention and health promotion strategies informed by current knowledge of the mechanisms and pathways of behavior change. Its range of conceptual and practical topics illustrates the central role of behavior in health at the individual, family, community, and population levels, and its increasing importance to person-centered care. The broad perspectives on risk (e.g., stress, lifestyle), management issues (e.g., adherence, social support), and overarching concerns (e.g., inequities, health policy) makes this reference uniquely global as it addresses the following core areas:

 

·         The range of relationships and pathways between behavior and health.

·         Knowing in behavioral medicine; epistemic foundations.

·         Key influences on behavior and the relationships among behavior, health, and illness.

·         Approaches to changing behavior related to health.

·         Key areas of application in prevention and disease management.

·         Interventions to improve quality of life.

·         The contexts of behavioral medicine science and practice.

 

Principles and Concepts of Behavioral Medicine opens out the contemporary world of behavior and health to enhance the work of behavioral medicine specialists, health psychologists, public health professionals and policymakers, as well as physicians, nurses, social workers and those in many other fields of health practice around the world.

Reviews

“The intended audience includes ‘behavioral medicine specialists, health psychologists, public health professionals and policymakers, as well as physicians, nurses, social workers and those in many other fields of health practice around the world.’ … The book embraces a ‘life course framework’ for learning how social and behavioral factors make a difference in people's lives.” (Gary B Kaniuk, Doody's Book Reviews, June 07, 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA

    Edwin B. Fisher

  • Psychological Sciences, University of California, Merced, Merced, USA

    Linda D. Cameron

  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

    Alan J. Christensen

  • Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland

    Ulrike Ehlert

  • School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China

    Yan Guo

  • Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

    Brian Oldenburg

  • Departments of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center (AMC) and VU University Medical Center (VUMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Frank J. Snoek

About the editors

Editor-in-chief Edwin Fisher is Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently President of the Society for Behavioral Medicine and Treasurer of the International Society of Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Fisher’s areas of special interest and expertise include health behavior/health psychology; smoking and smoking cessation; chronic disease management; prevention and health promotion; community and peer approaches to health promotion; and social support in health and well-being.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Principles and Concepts of Behavioral Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: A Global Handbook

  • Editors: Edwin B. Fisher, Linda D. Cameron, Alan J. Christensen, Ulrike Ehlert, Yan Guo, Brian Oldenburg, Frank J. Snoek

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-93826-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-93825-7Published: 09 October 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-93826-4Published: 08 October 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 1144

  • Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Health Psychology, Medicine/Public Health, general, Public Health, Clinical Psychology

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