The essentials of clinical health psychology / edited by Paul Kennedy and Susan Llewelyn

Abridged version of: Handbook of clinical health psychology / edited by Susan Llewelyn and Paul Kennedy. c2003

Includes bibliographical references and index

Models and concepts / Cynthia Belar -- The person's experience of health care / Paul Kennedy and Susan Llewelyn -- The experience of families and their carers in health care / Timothy R. Elliott and Patricia Rivera -- Cardiac conditions / Wolfgang Linden -- Oncology and psycho-oncology / Kristin M. Kilbourn and Patricia E. Durning -- Chronic pain / Dennis C. Turk and Elena S. Monarch -- Treatment of obesity / Michael G. Perri and Joyce A. Corsica -- Diabetes mellitus / Suzanne Bennett Johnson and Dawn Newman Carlson -- Working with cognitively impaired clients / Jeri Morris -- Spinal cord injury / Jane Duff and Paul Kennedy -- Gynaecology / Pauline Slade -- Accident and trauma / Gary Latchford -- Psychological management for sexual health and hiv / Barbara Hedge -- An average old age: associations between ageing, health and behaviour / Mary Gilhooly and Eileen McDonach -- Telehealth research and practice: key issues and recent developments / Robert L. Glueckauf ... [et al.] -- Convergence, integration and priorities / Paul Kennedy and Susan Llewelyn