Irving B. Weiner & Arthur M. Nezu 
Handbook of Psychology, Volume 9, Health Psychology 

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Table of Content

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. Mc Clure, 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, Jos´ee 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 WOMEN’S HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 477

Pamela A. Geller, Alexandra R. Nelson, and Alexa
Bonacquisti

22 PRIMARY CARE PSYCHOLOGY 512

Robert A. Di Tomasso, 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

About the author

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 the Handbook of Psychology and, with W. Edward Craighead, the fourth edition of the Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology.