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"The latest edition of this popular textbook on the behavioral and social sciences in medicine has been fully revised and updated to meet the latest requirements on teaching recommended by the National Academy of Medicine. It is an invaluable resource for behavioral science foundation courses and exam preparation in the fields of medicine and health, including the USMLE Step 1. Its 23 chapters are divided into five core sections: mind-body interactions in health and disease, patient behavior, the physician's role, physician-patient interactions, and social and cultural issues in health care Under the careful guidance and editing of Danny Wedding, PhD, Distinguished Consulting Faculty Member, Saybrook University, Oakland, CA, and Margaret L. Stuber, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA, nearly 40 leading educators from major medical faculties have contributed to produce this welldesigned textbook. The following unique features of Behavior and Medicine make it one of the most popular textbooks for teaching behavioral sciences: * Based on the core topics recommended by the National Academy of Medicine * Numerous case examples, tables, charts, and boxes for quick access to information * Resources for students and instructors, including USMLEstyle review Q & As * Specific ""Tips for the Step"" in each chapter guide learning * The use of works of art, poetry, and aphorisms ""humanize"" the material to be learnt * Comprehensive, trustworthy, and up-to-date * Competitive price"

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Author:   Danny Wedding ,  Margaret L. Stuber
Publisher:   Hogrefe Publishing
Imprint:   Hogrefe Publishing
Edition:   6th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.90cm
ISBN:  

9780889375604

ISBN 10:   0889375607
Pages:   354
Publication Date:   05 March 2020
Audience:   Adult education ,  College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Contributors Poetry Credits Part 1 Mind-Body Interactions in Health and Disease 1 Brain, Mind, and Behavior by Daniel J. Siegel & Madeleine W. Siegel 2 Memory, Emotion, and Mirror Neurons by Daniel J. Siegel, Madeleine W. Siegel, & Adit V. Shah 3 Families, Relationships, and Health by Margaret L. Stuber 4 Birth, Childhood, and Adolescence by Harsh K. Trivedi & Todd E. Peters 5 Early Adulthood and the Middle Years by Danny Wedding & Joseph D. LaBarbera 6 Old Age by Brandon C. Yarns & Aaron J. Greene 7 Death, Dying, and Palliative Care by Kristine J. Harrington 8 Chronic Pain by Sara E. Williams, Nicole E. Zahka, & Andrew B.Collins Part 2 Patient Behavior 9 Stress and Illness by William R. Lovallo & Chloe C. Boyle 10 Addictive Disorders by Robert Mallin & Kimberly N. Mallin 11 Psychodynamic Approaches to Human Behavior by Brandon C. Yarns & Tongtong A. Zhu 12 Facilitating Health Behavior Change Using Motivational Interviewing by Kimberly A. Sobell, Linda Carter Sobell, & Mark B. Sobell 13 Human Sexuality by Anjali Alimchandani & Anjuli Amin Part 3 The Physician's Role 14 Medical Student and Physician Well-Being by Margaret L. Stuber 15 Medical Ethics by Danny Wedding Part 4 Physician-Patient Interactions 16 Communicating With Patients by Gregory Makoul, & Arthur G. Gomez 17 Diagnostic Reasoning by Carl D. Stevens 18 Patient Assessment by John C. Linton & Steve Cody 19 Managing Difficult Patient Encounters by Brenda Bursch 20 The Humanities and the Practice of Medicine by Steven C. Schlozman Part 5 Social and Cultural Issues in Health Care 21 Culturally Competent Health Care by David M. Snyder & Peter Kunstadter 22 Complementary and Integrative Health by Dean A. Sasaki & Rashmi S. Mullur 23 Health Equity: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health by Valencia P. Walker & Lindsay Wells Part 6 Appendices How Doctors Die by Ken Murray USMLE Review Questions USMLE Review Answers

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Danny Wedding, PhD, MPH, Saybrook University, Oakland, CA and University of the Caribbean, Cupecoy, Sint Maarten. Danny trained as a clinical psychologist and he has taught medical students and psychiatry residents throughout his career. Danny retired from the University of Missouri School of Medicine, but he continues to write, lecture, and consult from his home in Berkeley, California. Margaret L. Stuber, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Margi has worked in medical student education at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA for almost 30 years and is the Associate Chair for Medical Student Education for the department of Psychiatry. Her newest adventure is serving as the Program Director for the UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Psychiatry Residency Program.

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