The Health Psychology Handbook: Practical Issues for the Behavioral Medicine Specialist

"It is sure to be an invaluable resource to scientist-practitioners during the education and training process as well as to those continuing their professional development . . . with this Handbook, we have a great resource to facilitate what is ready for translation from research to practice now. Our patients can benefit from these services now and we need a well-trained health care workforce to meet these needs." --From the Foreword by Cynthia D. Belar, Ph.D. ABPP The Health Psychology Handbook: Practical Issues for the Behavioral Medicine Specialist is a comprehensive yet practical volume that consolidates information needed by health psychologists working alongside other healthcare professionals. It facilitates the progression of the learner from the classroom to the clinical setting by focusing on the translation of science to practice using concrete examples. The Handbook is divided into four major parts. Part I highlights practical issues faced by health psychologists in a medical setting (how to motivate patients, consultation-liaison, assessment and screening, brief psychotherapies, ethical issues, etc.). Part II concentrates on treating unhealthy behaviors (alcohol and nicotine use, noncompliance, overeating/obesity, physical inactivity, stress). Part III considers behavioral aspects of medical problems (pain management, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, sexual dysfunction, HIV/AIDS, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia). And Part IV takes up special issues relevant to practice and research in the field (minority issues, women's issues, working with geriatric populations, public health approaches to health psychology and behavioral medicine). Besides considering health problems, the handbook also discusses professional issues, such as: Working with a multidisciplinary staff Conducting research Evaluating outcomes Practicing in public health settings The Handbook will prove an invaluable resource for those already working in the field of health psychology as well as for those in training. "The editors have developed an excellent sense of the needs of behavioral medicine practitioners . . . I found myself quite enthusiastic about the ability of the editors to conceptualize the problems of the practitioner and the ways to address them in this volume . . . The choice of authors is excellent." --William Lovallo, University of Oklahoma & VA Medical Center  "A handbook like this is a very valuable resource . . . The clinical focus is what is special about the Handbook." --Lynn Kozlowski, Pennsylvania State University

Table of Contents:
Foreword - Cynthia D. Belar PART ONE. PRACTICAL ISSUES FOR THE BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST Introduction - Lee M. Cohen, Dennis E. McChargue, & Frank L. Collins 1. Health Psychology Practice in Medical Settings - Richard J. Seime, Matthew M. Clark, & Stephen P. Whiteside 2. Psychological Assessment Screening in Medical Settings - Michael D. Franzen 3. Working with a Multi-Disciplinary Staff - Helen R. Winefield & Anna Chur-Hansen 4. Motivational Enhancement Interventions & Health Behaviors - Thad R. Leffingwell 5. Brief Psychotherapies & Group Treatments in General Health Care Settings - Deborah J. Wiebe, Lindsey Bloor, & Timothy W. Smith PART TWO. BEHAVIORS THAT COMPROMISE OVERALL HEALTH STATUS Introduction - Lee M. Cohen, Dennis E. McChargue, & Frank L. Collins 6. Alcohol Problems: Causes, Definitions, & Treatments - Joel Erblich & Mitch Earleywine 7. The Etiology & Treatment of Nicotine Dependence: A Biopsychosocial Perspective - Lee M. Cohen, Dennis E. McChargue, Monica Cortez-Garland, Eric Prensky, & Sadie Emery 8. Obesity & Body Image Disturbance - Myles S. Faith & J. Kevin Thompson 9. Physical Inactivity as a Risk Factor for Chronic Disease - Krista A. Barbour, Timothy T. Houle, & Patricia M. Dubbert 10. Stress & Health - Frank L. Collins, Jr., Kristen H. Sorocco, Kimberly R. Haala, Brian I. Miller, & William R. Lovallo 11. Management of Inappropriate Medication-Seeking Behavior - Suzy Bird Gulliver, Barbara A. Wolfsdorf, & Alexander Michas 12. Adherence to Medical Recommendations - Nicole E. Berlant & Sheri D. Pruitt PART THREE. BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS 13. Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations in Chronic Pain - Jennifer L. Boothby, Melissa C. Kuhajda, & Beverly E. Thorn 14. Hypertension - Mustafa al′Absi & Richard G. Hoffman 15. Coronary Heart Disease: Behavioral Cardiology in Clinical Practice - Steven M. Schwartz & Mark W. Ketterer 16. Behavioral Management of Type2 Diabetes - Ahna L. Hoff, Janelle L. Wagner, Larry L. Mullins, & John M. Chaney 17. Psycho-oncology - Shulamith Kreitler 18. Sexual Dysfunction: Etiology & Treatment - Sheila Garos 19. Human Immunodeficiency Virus & Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - Andrew C. Blalock & Peter E. Campos 20. Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Jeffrey M. Lackner 21. Insomnia & the Sleep Disorders - Valerie A. Wolfe & Sheri D. Pruitt PART FOUR. SPECIAL ISSUES Introduction - Lee M. Cohen, Dennis E. McChargue, & Frank L. Collins 22. Ethical Issues for Clinicians in Behavioral Medicine Settings - Nicole J. Siegfried & Chebon A. Porter 23. Ethnocultural Issues in Behavioral Medicine - Hector F. Myers & Wei-Chin Hwang 24. Women′s Health Issues - Csilla T. Csoboth 25. Issues with Geriatric Populations - Barry A. Edelstein, Andrea K. Shreve-Neiger, Adam P. Spira, & Lesley P. Koven 26. Public Health Approaches: Finding the Interface with Health Psychology - Jalie A. Tucker, Joshua C. Klapow, & Cathy A. Simpson 27. Practical Research in Medical Setting is Good Medicine - Kathleen M. Palm, Jack L.-M. Mutnick, David O. Antonuccio, & Elizabeth V. Gifford 28. Evaluating Outcomes in Health Care Settings - Joaquin Borrego, Jr., & William C. Follette Name Index Subject Index