Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine
An Illustrated Colour Text| By: | Edwin van Teijlingen; Gerry Humphris |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Limited (UK) |
| Print ISBN: | 9780702062988 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780702062995 |
| Edition: | 4 |
| Copyright: | 2019 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Now in its fourth edition, this definitive and popular introduction to human behaviour in the context of health and illness includes three new chapters, many new contributors and a new co-editor.
It is arranged in nine sections to cover the core concepts of psychology and sociology as they apply to medicine.
- The life cycle
- Development of the person
- Society and health
- Preventing illness and promoting health
- Illness, behaviour and the doctor-patient encounter
- Illness and disability
- Coping with illness and disability
- Hoe do health services work
- How do you fit into all this?
- Topics presented as self-contained double-page spreads.
- Cases throughout to reinforce understanding of important concepts.
- Boxes and discussion points throughout.
- The authors comprise psychologists, sociologists and doctors.
- Highly illustrated
- 48 new contributors
- New co-editor, Gerry Humphris
- 3 new chapters:
Malnutrition and obesity
Urban nature health and well-being
LGBT Health