The SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology

The SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology represents a landmark work in the field, gathering together in a single volume contributions from an internationally renowned group of scholars. It provides a definitive, one-stop, authoritative guide to the major themes and debates in health psychology, both past and present, and should in time become a classic reference work for a wide, international readership.

CONTRIBUTORS- AFFILIATIONS OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA: Professor Dr Ralf Schwarzer Freie Universität Berlin Professor Jane Wardle University College London Professor Robert West St George-s Hospital Medical School

Editors- Preface - Stephen Sutton, Andrew Baum and Marie Johnston
Context and Perspectives in Health Psychology - Edward P Sarafino
Epidemiology of Health and Illness - Reiner Rugulies, Birgit Aust and S Leonard Syme
A Socio-Psycho-Physiological Perspective
Biological Mechanisms of Health and Disease - Brent N Henderson and Andrew Baum
Determinants of Health-Related Behaviours - Stephen Sutton
Theoretical and Methodological Issues
Health-Related Cognitions - Keith J Petrie and James W Pennebaker
Individual differences, Health and Illness - Richard J Contrada and Tanya M Goyal
The Role of Emotional Traits and Generalized Expectancies
Stress, Health and Illness - Andrew Steptoe and Susan Ayers
Living with Chronic Illness - Howard Leventhal et al
A Contextualized, Self-Regulation Approach
Lifespan, Gender and Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Health Psychology - Simon Murphy and Paul Bennett
Communicating about Health Threats and Treatments - Theresa M Marteau and John Weinman
Applications in Health Psychology - Stan Maes and Sandra N Boersma
How Effective are Interventions?
Research Methods in Health Psychology - David P French, Lucy Yardley and Stephen Sutton
Assessment and Measurement in Health Psychology - Marie Johnston et al
Professional Issues in Health Psychology - Cynthia D Belar and Teresa McIntyre