Complementary Medicine and Health Psychology

Author:   Anna van Wersch ,  Mark Forshaw ,  Tina Cartwright
Publisher:   Open University Press
ISBN:  

9780335220113


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   16 October 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Complementary Medicine and Health Psychology


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Author:   Anna van Wersch ,  Mark Forshaw ,  Tina Cartwright
Publisher:   Open University Press
Imprint:   Open University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9780335220113


ISBN 10:   0335220118
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   16 October 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Introduction Complementary medicine in context Beliefs and explanations: Experimental and non-experimental psychology Research and research methods in complementary and alternative medicine Stress, appraisal, coping, moderators and stress management Managing chronic illness Conclusion

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Anna van Wersch is Professor of Psychology at the University of Teesside and directs the MSc in Health Psychology. Author of many research publications, she has been involved in health psychology training for a number of years through the BPS Division of Health Psychology Training and Admissions Committees. Mark Forshaw is a Principal Lecturer at Staffordshire University, a Chartered Health Psychologist, an expert on health psychology training, an established author, and he sits on the Registration Authority of the Science Council. He has specific departmental responsibilities for enterprise, and trains others how to conduct consultancy. Tina Cartwright is a Chartered Health Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster. Her research focuses on peoples perceptions of health and illness, experiences of conventional and complementary health care, and interventions to improve well-being.

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