Health Psychology Arena

The Silicone Breast Implant Story

Communication and Uncertainty

• By Marsha L. Vanderford, David H. Smith

This volume examines one health issue -- breast implants -- across a series of contexts often thought to be separate -- media coverage, doctor-patient interaction,...

Published August 1st 1996 by Routledge.

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Conversations About Illness

Family Preoccupations With Bulimia

• By Wayne A. Beach

The grandmother granddaughter conversation examined in this book makes explicit what the detailed study of interaction reveals about two social problems--"bulimia" and "grandparent caregiving." For...

Published August 1st 1996 by Psychology Press.

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Child Development and Behavioral Pediatrics

• Edited by Marc H. Bornstein, Janice L. Genevro

Being sick is a normal part of childhood, and being seriously ill is the unfortunate lot of many children. Every child in the United States...

Published August 1st 1996 by Psychology Press.

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Presurgical Psychological Screening in Chronic Pain Syndromes

A Guide for the Behavioral Health Practitioner

• By Andrew R. Block

Pain is an unfortunate daily experience for many individuals. Chronic pain -- lasting six or more months -- is suffered by approximately 30% of the...

Published August 1st 1996 by Psychology Press.

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Activity Anorexia

Theory, Research, and Treatment

• Edited by W. Frank Epling, W. David Pierce

This volume provides researchers and clinicians with an insight into recent developments in activity anorexia. Much of the basic information on the topic has come...

Published August 1st 1996 by Psychology Press.

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Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting

Findings From A Racially Diverse Sample

• By Patricia L. East, Marianne E. Felice

Written by a pediatrician/adolescent medicine specialist and a developmental psychologist, this book is a collection of informative, nonredundant yet comprehensive studies on adolescent pregnancy and...

Published July 1st 1996 by Psychology Press.

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The Psychology of Preventive Health

• By Marian Pitts

Should I vaccinate my child? Can we stop ourselves getting cancer? How much can I safely drink? These are the everyday questions that health educators...

Published June 13th 1996 by Routledge.

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A Good Death

Conversations with East Londoners

• By Lesley Cullen, Michael Young

A Good Death is based on a survey in East London and provides a wide range of fascinating and helpful insights into all aspects of...

Published June 6th 1996 by Routledge.

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Adolescent Health

The Role of Individual Differences

• By Patrick Heaven

Adolescence is one of the most turbulent yet exciting phases in life. Increased autonomy brings with it new health risks ranging from drugs and sexually...

Published May 2nd 1996 by Garland Science.

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Sibling Loss

• By Joanna H. Fanos

Despite the rise of clinical interest in posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic stress in children, there has been little attention paid to the impact of...

Published April 1st 1996 by Psychology Press.

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