Health Psychology Through the Life Span: Practice and Research Opportunities

List of Contributors

Foreword
—Jane E. Brody

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction
   —Robert J. Resnick and Ronald H. Rozensky

I. Overview

Part Introduction

2. Psychology as a Health Care Profession: Its Evolution and Future Directions
   —Russ Newman and Geoffrey M. Reed
3. The New Structure of Health Care and a Role for Psychology
   —Nicholas A. Cummings
4. A Life-Course Perspective on Physical and Psychological Health
   —James S. Jackson
5. Aging, Health, and Behavior: The Interplay Between Basic and Applied Science
   —Denise C. Park
6. A Proposal for an Expanded View of Health and Psychology: The Integration of Behavior and Health
   —Cynthia D. Belar

II. Psychologists in Primary Care Settings

Part Introduction

7. Psychologists as Primary Care Practitioners
   —James H. Bray
8. Collaborative Practice: Psychologists and Internists
   —Garland Y. DeNelsky
9. Psychologists and Pediatricians in Collaborative Practice
   —Carolyn S. Schroeder
10. Behavioral Health Care in Primary Care Settings: Recognition and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
    —David H. Barlow, Jonathan A. Lerner, and Jeanne Lawton Esler
11. Catching Depression in Primary Care Physicians' Offices
    —Lynn P. Rehm
12. Helping Physicians Make Useful Recommendations About Losing Weight
    —Daniel S. Kirschenbaum
13. Substance Use Problems in Primary Care Medical Settings: Is There a Psychologist in the House?
    —Bruce S. Liese, Belinda A. Vail, and Kimberly A. Seaton
14. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disabilities in the Pediatrician's Office
    —Jan L. Culbertson

III. Psychologists in Tertiary Care Settings

Part Introduction

15. Pediatric Oncology: Medical Crisis Intervention
    —Gerald P. Koocher
16. Establishing a Role for Psychology in Respiratory Medicine
    —Bruce G. Bender
17. The Role of Clinical Neuropsychology in the Assessment and Care of Persons With Alzheimer's Disease
    —Alfred W. Kaszniak
18. Quality of Life and Adjustment in Renal Disease: A Health Psychology Perspective
    —Petra Symister and Ronald Friend
19. Health Psychology and the Field of Urology
    —Steven M. Tovian
20. Touch Therapies for Pain Management and Stress Reduction
    —Tiffany M. Field
21. Treatment Adherence and Clinical Outcome: Can We Make a Difference?
    —Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob and Elizabeth A. Schlenk

IV. Psychologists in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Part Introduction

22. African American Women, Their Families, and HIV/AIDS
    —Debra Greenwood, José Szapocznik, Scott McIntosh, Michael Antoni, Gail Ironson, Manuel Tejeda, Lavonda Clarington, Deanne Samuels, and Linda Sorhaindo
23. Revolution in Health Promotion: Smoking Cessation as a Case Study
    —James O. Prochaska
24. Reducing College Student Binge Drinking: A Harm-Reduction Approach
    —G. Alan Marlatt
25. Strategies to Reduce the Risk of HIV Infection, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Pregnancy Among African American Adolescents
    —John B. Jemmott III and Loretta Sweet Jemmott

V. Psychologists as Health Care Providers

Part Introduction

26. Expanding Roles in the Twenty-First Century
    —Patrick H. DeLeon, William C. Howell, Russ Newman, Anita B. Brown, Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, and John L. Sexton

Index

About the Editors

Resnick and Rozensky have compiled a text that is appealing to the novice as well as the more experienced scientist practitioner who specializes in health psychology…On the whole, this compendium is both provocative and optimistic. At a time when some psychologists bemoan the impact of managed care on mental health practice, these authors present a compelling argument for reconceptualizing the role of the health psychologist…those with interests in health psychology are harkened to view themselves and take the steps necessary to promote their role as primary health care providers who work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary manner to foster comprehensive health care.
—Contemporary Psychology, 1998, Vol. 43, No. 1