Perceptions of Health and Illness - Couverture souple

Petrie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 905702103X ISBN 13 : 9789057021039

Editeur : Psychology Press, 1997

Synopsis

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Keith J. Petrie is an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland Faculty of Medicine and Health Science. He initially trained and worked as a clinical psychologist before moving into the health psychology area. His research interests are primarily in how patients' perceptions of their illness and symptoms influence their adjustment and coping. His work in this area has been mainly on patients who have heart disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, and women undergoing cancer treatment. He also does research in the psychoimmunology field where he investigates the effect of emotional expression and suppression on changes in immune function. John A. Weinman is Professor of Psychology as applied to Medicine at the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals in the University of London, where he teaches medical students and runs a M.Sc programme in Health Psychology. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and his main research interests are cognition and health, communication in health care and individual differences in cognition. He is founding editor of Psychology and Health: An International Journal and has written and edited a number of books on health psychology. He is currently Chair of the British Psychological Society's Special Group in Health Psychology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Psychology Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 905702103X
• ISBN 13: 9789057021039
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 520
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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