This selection of carefully chosen chapters from the prestigious Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology focus on the more practical issues that are of particular relevance to the busy practitioner.

This concise paperback edition takes a selection of the most clinically focussed chapters from the prestigious Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology. Ideal for the individual practitioner, this accessible guide presents an excellent overview of the key contributions in this growing field.

An international panel of authors – all practising clinicians and researchers – demonstrate how clinical health psychology can make a difference to the experience of patients, families and carers. Key topics covered include:

The person’s experience of health care
The experience of families and carers
Oncology and psycho-oncology
Chronic pain
Treatment of obesity
Sexual health and HIV
Ageing.

The Essentials of Clinical Health Psychology provides authoritative accounts of psychological models, interventions and evidence base in a broad range of conditions and concepts. It will be a valuable resource for all academics, researchers and practitioners in this area, and will also be of great use to students and those in training.

Contributors

Cynthia Belar, USA

Suzanne Bennett Johnson, USA

Joyce A. Corsica, USA

Jane Duff, UK

Patricia E. Durning, USA

Timothy R. Elliott, USA

Mary Gilhooly, UK

Robert L. Glueckauf, USA

Barbara Hedge, UK

Paul Kennedy, UK

Timothy U. Ketterson, USA

Kristin M. Kilbourn, USA

Gary Latchford, UK

Wolfgang Linden, Canada

Susan Llewelyn, UK

Jeffrey S. Loomis, USA

Eileen McDonach, UK

Elena S. Monarch, USA

Jeri Morris, USA

Dawn Newman Carlson, USA

David W. Nickelson, USA

Michael G. Perri, USA

Treven C. Pickett, USA

Patricia Rivera, USA

Pauline Slade, UK

Dennis C. Turk, USA

This selection of carefully chosen chapters from the prestigious Handbook of Clinical Health Psychology focus on the more practical issues that are of particular relevance to the busy practitioner. It is a well-referenced but practical resource, which provides an authoritative, up-to-date guide to empirically validated psychological interventions in health care.

Informative and practical: a guide to action
An authoritative, critical and evidence based synthesis of knowledge that will guide best practice
Easy-to-use format intended for practitioners who want to ensure their practice is state-of-the-art