Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science, a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology, and a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Florida. He is currently President of APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and Past President of APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), formerly president of the Society for Personality Assessment and of the International Rorschach Society, and a recipient of the Society for Personality Assessment Distinguished Contribution Award. He has authored or edited over 15 scholarly and professional books including the first edition of theHandbook of Psychology and, with W. Edward Craighead, the fourth edition of theCorsini Encyclopedia of Psychology.

Handbook of Psychology Preface xi

Irving B. Weiner

Volume Preface xiii
Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, and Pamela A. Geller

Contributors xv

I OVERVIEW 1

1 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: OVERVIEW 3
David F. Marks

II CAUSAL AND MEDIATING PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS 27

2 STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS 29
Ralf Schwarzer and Aleksandra Luszczynska

3 COPING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT 57
Melissa S. Xanthopoulos and Lauren C. Daniel

4 PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY: MECHANISMS, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, AND INTERVENTIONS 79
Jeffrey R. Stowell, Theodore F. Robles, and Heidi S. Kane

III DISEASES AND DISORDERS 103

5 ASTHMA 105
Karen B. Schmaling

6 UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING OBESITY 128
Joyce A. Corsica and Michael G. Perri

7 NICOTINE DEPENDENCE 149
Sean P. David, Jennifer B. McClure, and Gary E. Swan

8 ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS 182
Mary C. Davis, Heather M. Burke, Alex J. Zautra, and Shannon Stark

9 DIABETES MELLITUS 200
Arthur M. Nezu, Greer Raggio, Amy N. Evans, and Christine Maguth Nezu

10 HIV/AIDS 218
Michael P. Carey, Lori A. J. Scott-Sheldon, and Peter A. Vanable

11 HEADACHES 247
Frank Andrasik, C. Mark Sollars, Susan E. Walch, and Dawn C. Buse

12 PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY 271
Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, Stephanie H. Felgoise, and Lauren M. Greenberg

13 CHRONIC PAIN 292
Dennis C. Turk and Hilary D. Wilson

14 NATURE AND TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA 318
Charles M. Morin, Josee Savard, and Marie-Christine Ouellet

15 CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION 340
Charles F. Emery, Derek R. Anderson, and Christina L. Goodwin

16 GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES 365
Laurie Keefer, Tiffany H. Taft, and Jennifer L. Kiebles

17 SPINAL CORD INJURY 389
Ann Marie Warren, Meredith L. C. Williamson, Norma A. Erosa, and Timothy R. Elliott

IV HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 411

18 CHILD HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 413
Lamia P. Barakat, Matthew Hocking, and Anne E. Kazak

19 ADOLESCENT HEALTH 437
Sheridan Phillips and Sarah Edwards

20 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING 459
Ilene C. Siegler, Merrill F. Elias, Beverly H. Brummett, and Hayden B. Bosworth

21 WOMENS HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 477
Pamela A. Geller, Alexandra R. Nelson, and Alexa Bonacquisti

22 PRIMARY CARE PSYCHOLOGY 512
Robert A. DiTomasso, Barbara A. Golden, Stacey C. Cahn, and Amelia G. Gradwell

23 SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 538
Keith E. Whitfield, Gerdi Weidner, Christopher L. Edwards, and Roland Thorpe

24 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 564
Marilyn Macik-Frey, James Campbell Quick, Lois E. Tetrick, Joyce Adkins, and Charles Klunder

25 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES 586
Christine Maguth Nezu, Minsun Lee, and Sarah Ricelli

Author Index 609

Subject Index 671