| Critical Issues in Clinical and Health Psychology Contributor(s): Rohleder, Poul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1849207623 ISBN-13: 9781849207621 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $58.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Psychology | Social Psychology |
| Dewey: 150 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" (0.85 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This textbook gives a clear and thought-provoking introduction to the critical issues related to health, illness and disability in clinical and health psychology. Challenging some of the preconceptions of ill-health of the biomedical approach, the book explores how health and illness is often shaped by factors such as culture, poverty, gender and sexuality, and examines how these influences impact on the experience and treatment of physical and mental illness as well as disability. Students are introduced to literature from disciplines other than psychology to provide multiple perspectives on these complex issues. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rohleder, Poul: - Poul Rohleder is a Reader in clinical and health psychology and Academic Tutor on the Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of East London, UK. He is predominantly a qualitative researcher, whose research interests focus mostly on psychosocial aspects of HIV and sexual health, disability and sexual health, mental health and sexuality. He has published widely in these areas |