Gezondheidspsychologie

Handboek psychologie in de eerste lijn Kortdurende behandeling van veelvoorkomende problemen E. Lamers, F. Bosch, L. Hinderink, C. Verschuren Onze prijs 49.40 euro De eerstelijnspsycholoog (ELP) zoals we die in Nederland kennen, is een uniek fenomeen in de wereld. De eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg is in ons land zo georganiseerd dat een patiënt alleen toegang tot specialistische zorg heeft na een verwijzing via de eerste lijn, ofwel de huisarts. [Lees verder]

Psychosomatics The Uses of Psychotherapy Peter Shoenberg Onze prijs 69.00 euro The mind and body are in constant interaction, and it is increasingly recognized that any true understanding of illness must take this psychosomatic dimension into account. This timely book looks at psychosomatics and psychosomatic medicine (the treatment and understanding of physical illnesses where psychological factors are significantly involved). [Lees verder]

Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health Edited by Susan Ayers Andrew Baum, Chris McManus Onze prijs 165.60 euro Health psychology is a rapidly expanding discipline at the interface of psychology and clinical medicine. This new edition is fully reworked and revised, offering an entirely up-to-date, comprehensive, accessible, one-stop resource for clinical psychologists, mental health professionals and specialists in health-related matters. [Lees verder]

Gezondheidspsychologie voor de fysiotherapeut Burken, P. van / Swank, J. Onze prijs 39.25 euro De leden van de redactie van Gezondheidspsychologie voor de fysiotherapeut hebben een relevante selectie gemaakt uit het buitengewoon boeiende en sterk groeiende kennisveld van de gezondheidspsychologie. Het boek helpt om met bovengenoemde problematiek om te gaan, zowel bij de analyse als het beïnvloeden van het gezondheidsprobleem. [Lees verder]

Gezondheidspsychologie voor de fysiotherapeut (deel 2) Van visie naar interventie Burken, P. van Onze prijs 36.50 euro Dit tweede deel sluit aan bij internationale ontwikkelingen binnen de (gezondheid)psychologie en vertaalt dit naar de praktijksituatie van de fysiotherapeut. De fysiotherapeut kan zijn psychologisch inzicht en handelen aan de hand van de volgende thema's verbreden. [Lees verder]

Health Psychology An Introduction Val Morrison Paul Bennett Onze prijs 40.10 euro An Introduction to Health Psychology presents theory through an appreciation of how society and culture impact in practice. It focuses on three broad themes: *Health, health behaviour and staying healthy *Becoming ill and using healthcare *Being ill and the impact on the individual and their families. [Lees verder]

Prevention of Eating Problems and Eating Disorders Michael P. Levine Linda Smolak Onze prijs 112.80 euro This is the first authored volume to offer a detailed, integrated analysis of the field of eating problems and disorders with theory, research, and practical experience from community and developmental psychology, public health, psychiatry, and dietetics. The book highlights connections between the prevention of eating problems and disorders and theory and research in the areas of prevention and health promotion; theoretical models of risk development and prevention (e. [Lees verder]

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use and Mental Heal Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Use and Mental Health Office for National Statistics Melissa Coulthard, etc. Onze prijs 52.60 euro This report is based on an ONS survey of psychiatric morbidity among adults aged 16 to 74 years living in private households in Britain, carried out during the year 2000. It focuses on tobacco, alcohol and other drug use, and the effects of substance dependence upon mental health. [Lees verder]

Changing Health Behaviour Intervention and Research with Social Cognition Models Jill Rutter D.R. Rutter, Lyn Quine Onze prijs 35.10 euro *Can theory-driven interventions using social cognition models change health behaviour? * How should theoretical models be adapted for intervention? * What are the implications for policy and practice? For many years, social cognition models have been at the forefront of research into predicting and explaining health behaviours. Until recently, there have been few attempts to go beyond prediction and understanding to intervention - but now the position has changed, and a number of excellent interventions have been set up. [Lees verder]

Health Psychology Biopsychosocial Interactions Edward P. Sarafino Onze prijs 45.00 euro This new edition of Sarafino's highly successful "Health Psychology" uses the biopsychosocial model to present current research and controversies in the field. It draws on the research and theory of many disciplines (Psychology, sociology, anthropology, and biology) to describe how psychology and health are interconnected. [Lees verder]

Cognitive-behavioral Therapy for Smoking Cessation A Practical Guidebook to the Most Effective Treatments Kenneth Perkins Michele Levine, Cynthia Conklin Onze prijs 23.80 euro Practitioners helping smokers to quit can be more effective by learning key therapeutic techniques aimed at increasing any smoker's chances of success. "Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Smoking Cessation" is a valuable guidebook to an empirically based CBT approach to smoking cessation that has been shown to be effective with or without the use of medications. [Lees verder]

Encyclopedia of Health and Aging Edited by Kyriakos S. Markides Onze prijs 119.20 euro SAGE Reference is proud to announce the Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. This one-volume encyclopedia presents state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts on health and aging. [Lees verder]

Understanding Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction Novartis Foundation Onze prijs 119.20 euro Cigarette smoking is estimated to lead to 4. 9 million premature deaths per year worldwide. [Lees verder]

Stress and Hypertension Examining the Relation Between Psychological Stress and High Blood Pressure Kevin T. Larkin Onze prijs 40.80 euro Does living a stress-filled life lead to elevated blood pressure? And if so, do strategies to better manage stress effectively lower blood pressure? In this authoritative and comprehensive book, Kevin T. Larkin examines more than a half-century of empirical evidence obtained to test the common assumption that stress is associated with the onset and maintenance of essential hypertension (high blood pressure). [Lees verder]

Behandelingsstrategieen bij kinderen met overgewicht Braet, C. / Winckel, M.A.J.M. Van Onze prijs 34.50 euro Steeds meer kinderen hebben te kampen met gewichtsproblemen. In Nederland en België komt kinderobesitas grofweg voor bij 15% van de kinderen, één op zeven dus. [Lees verder]

Leven met obesitas Daansen, P. Onze prijs 20.25 euro Obesitas, een andere naam voor ernstig overgewicht, wordt sinds enkele jaren door de Wereld Gezondheidsorganisatie als een chronische aandoening beschouwd. Diëtisten, gewichtsconsulenten, artsen en psychologen, maar ook commerciële instituten en sportscholen, bieden mensen met obesitas hulp om af te vallen. [Lees verder]

Asthma, Social and Psychological Factors and Psychosomatic Syndromes Edited by E. S. Brown T.N. Wise Onze prijs 104.30 euro The relation between psychiatric disorders and general medical conditions is currently a topic of much interest. This volume includes a broad range of papers dealing with psychosocial issues in the morbidity of asthma, depressive symptoms which appear to be more common in asthma patients than in the general population, the link between asthma and anxiety disorders, or side effects of corticosteroid therapy. [Lees verder]