Behavior and Medicine - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889373752 ISBN 13: 9780889373754

Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

This new edition of one of the most popular and highly regarded texts on behavioral and social science in medicine has been fully revised and updated. It is structured to reflect the latest Institute of Medicine recommendations on the teaching of behavioral and social sciences in medicine. Its 25 chapters are divided into five core domains: mind-body interactions in health and disease, patient behavior, the physician's role and behavior, physician-patient interactions, social and cultural issues in health care along with health policy and economics. Under the careful guidance and editing of Danny Wedding, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry in St. Louis, MO, and Margaret L. Stuber, MD, the Jane and Marc Nathanson Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA, over 40 leading educators from major medical faculties have contributed to produce the most comprehensible and well-designed text in its field. Unique to "Behavior and Medicine" is the use of hundreds of works of art, poetry, and aphorisms to provoke thought and interest and to illuminate the most important points. Additional features of note are: practical, clinical emphasis, based around the core topics recommended by the Institute of Medicine; comprehensive, trustworthy, and up-to-date; competitive price compared to other much less comprehensive, question-and-answer-type, course review works; chapters written and carefully edited by leading educators at major medical facilities; numerous case examples, tables, charts, and boxes for quick access to information; learning and exam aids, such as sample USMLE review questions; and, new chapters on medical ethics and the United States health care system. This is a unique textbook, comprehensive and up-to-date, with a practical, clinical emphasis and a structure that is ideally suited for teaching behavioral sciences in the medical school classroom.

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Review

"A strong foundation for any behavioral science training program... an excellent resource for medical students... practical and comprehensive... a core text for many medical schools throughout the US." Barbara Joyce, PhD, in Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education "A favorite choice of directors of behavioral science courses... unique blend of science, literature, and art make it a pleasure to read... a uniquely useful contribution to medical student education." M.H. Ebert in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry "A book that countless medical students have found to be essential in their training and preparation for USMLE... an excellent teaching tool... authors and contributors are credible and knowledgeable thought teachers... I recommend it without reservation." Nicholas Greco IV, Chicago Center for Clinical Research "I have read, cover to cover, each of the previous editions [...] and I am an admiring fan... written crystal clearly... all the authors are experts and fine writers." Frederick S. Sierles, MD, Professor and Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science "This is a unique, multidisciplinary textbook... an amazing resource that fulfills an important role in the comprehensive education of healthcare professionals." Marie A. Dewitt, MD, Rush University Medical Center "Well-organized... a standard teaching text... good value for its price and size..." N. K. Cooper in Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps "Translates the [Institute of Medicine] recommendations into an introductory textbook intended for medical students in their preclinical years... As a reference for faculty who wish to implement the recommendations of the IoM report, this book is excellent." Leonard J. Haas, Barry Stults, & Michael Battistone in PsycCRITIQUES "This book impressed me with its more 'real-life' approach to the topics... plenty of case examples illustrating how to apply the different behavioral and social science principles." Samson YY Fong, FHKCPsych, FHKAM, in Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry "Provides a comprehensive introduction to behavior and health... a useful resource to medical students and other health professionals... highlights a multitude of issues important to new clinicians... especially helpful to medical students who are concurrently involved in medical rotations." Kristine Donovan & Kristin Kilbourn in Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings"

About the Author

Danny Wedding earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hawaii in 1979 and completed a post-doctoral year of training in behavioral medicine and clinical neuropsychology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Wedding directed the neuropsychology services at the medical schools of East Tennessee State University and Marshall University before serving as a legislative aid to Senator Tom Daschle and Congressman John Conyers. Since 1991, Dr. Wedding has served as a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, a health policy, research, and training center affiliated with the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. He is the author or editor of 12 books including "Current Psychotherapies", "Movies and Mental Illness", and "Behavior and Medicine". He is the current editor of "PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology - APA Review of Books".

Edition details

• Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889373752
• ISBN 13: 9780889373754
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Wedding Danny, Stuber Margaret L.