Psychobiological Processes in Health and Illness

Dr Kate Hamilton-West is a Lecturer in Health Psychology at the University of Kent

The Mind-Body Connection Changing Conceptualisations of Mind and Body Emerging Disciplines Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading The Link between Stress and Illness The History of the Stress Concept Cognitive Models Biological Models Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Positive Processes in Health and Illness From Stress to Emotion Emotion, Coping and Health Well-Being Summary and Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading A Healthy Disposition Introduction How Do Genes Influence Health? Genetic Advances and Identifying Disease Genes Predictive Genetic Testing Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Pain What Is Pain? Theories of Pain Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Pain Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading At-Risk Populations Introduction Socio-Economic Status and Health People with Psychiatric Illness Older People Long-Term Caregivers Summary and Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Psychobiological Interventions Introduction Coping-Based Approaches Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Methodological Issues in Psychobiological Research Introduction How Can We Determine Whether or not Psychological Factors Influence Health? Designing and Evaluating Health Interventions Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Summary and Future Directions What Have We Learned so Far? What Questions Have We Yet to Adequately Address? Technological Advances Summary and Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Glossary References Index

A fantastic contribution to health psychology. My PhD students and medical students are instructed to read it (not often I recommend books these days). It feels like the field has been waiting for this for a long time Dr Lis Cordingley Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Manchester An engaging and well written health psychology textbook with a strong psychobiological focus Dr Daryl O'Connor University of Leeds