Chronic Physical Disorders : Behavioral Medicine's Perspective

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911020454003321
• Autore: Christensen Alan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008
• ISBN: 9786611309534; 9781281309532; 1281309532; 9780470693513; 0470693517; 9780470692783; 0470692782
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Collana: The Blackwell Series in Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine
• Altri autori (Persone): AntoniMichael
• Disciplina: 616.044; 616/.044
• Soggetti: Chronic diseases; Medicine; Behavioral Sciences; Disease Attributes; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Health Occupations; Pathologic Processes; Psychiatry and Psychology; Disciplines and Occupations; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Disease; Behavioral Medicine; Chronic Disease; Health & Biological Sciences; Internal Medicine
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Chronic Physical Disorders; Contents; Cross-cutting Issues; Chronic Physical Disorders; List of Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1: Quality of Life and Chronic Illness; Chapter 2: Social Psychological Aspects of Chronic Illness; Chapter 3: Coping Processes and Adjustment to Chronic Illness; Chapter 4: Adherence in the Management of Chronic Disorders; Chapter 5: Coronary Heart Disease; Chapter 6: Cancer; Chapter 7: Diabetes; Chapter 8: Chronic Pain; Chapter 9: HIV and AIDS; Chapter 10: End-stage Renal Disease; Chapter 11: Asthma; Chapter 12: Arthritis; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In Chronic Physical Disorders , the most prominent figures in the field of behavioral medicine argue why a biopsychosocial perspective is crucial to reducing the tremendous personal and societal burden of chronic disease.