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Poor adherence (or compliance) to treatment is well recognized, and has major medical, psychological, and economic consequences. This book fulfils a pressing need by providing up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of recent issues and research in the area of adherence to treatment in medical conditions. Adherence to Treatment in Medical Conditions covers all aspects within its fields and includes chapters on the role of doctor-patient communication; memory; adherence in specific groups, such as children and the elderly; adherence to different treatments, such as diet and exercise; and reviews of adherence in specific conditions such as diabetes and asthma.
This state-of-the-art handbook provides authoritative, up to date coverage of health psychology topics, offering an excellent, in-depth view of the field. Leading experts provide essential insights into the discipline of health psychology, its roots, future directions, and the networks and organisations involved. Structured into eight parts, the book starts with defining health psychology including an important historical overview. Subsequent sections examine theories and methodology, health behaviour, interpersonal relations and health, chronic disease and interventions. The concluding sections tackle the important areas of global health psychology and the future of Health Psychology. The e...
Abnormal and clinical psychology courses are offered in psychology programs at universities worldwide, but the most recent major encyclopedia on the topic was published many years ago. Although general psychology handbooks and encyclopedias include essays on abnormal and clinical psychology, such works do not provide students with an accessible reference for understanding the full scope of the field. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, a 7-volume, A-Z work (print and electronic formats), will be such an authoritative work. Its more than 1,400 entries will provide information on fundamental approaches and theories, various mental health disorders, assessment tools and p...
Chiefly covers the 19th-20th centuries.
First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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