Behavioral Sciences and Health Care
Edited by O. J. Sahler , J. Carr
Out of print
ISBN:
978-0-88937-307-5
2nd, completely revised and expanded ed. 2007, xvi + 496 pp.
Product Description
The 3rd edition has been released April 2012:
Click here for more information. A clearly structured, compact text on the behavioral sciences for medical and other students and trainees, including practical features such as annotated review questions and a practice exam.
The brand new edition of this compact text presents succinct information about the wide variety of behavioral, social, and psychological sciences that comprise the behavioral sciences relevant to health and wellness.
Based around but expanding on the Integrated Sciences Model, and integrating the Institute of Medicine’s key themes for medical training, the new edition is organized in sections covering:
• Biological Mediators of Behavior
• Individual-Environment Interaction
• Development Through the Life Cycle
• Social and Cultural Determinants
• Societal and Behavioral Health Challenges
• The Health Care System, Policy, and Economics
• Physician-Patient Interaction
• Psychopathology
New chapters deal with Stress, Adaptation, and Illness; Geriatric Health and Successful Aging; Palliative Care; Health Care Issues Facing Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals; Competency in Clinical Education; Health Literacy; and Changing Risk Behaviors. Clear appendices review principles of epidemiology and biostatistics.
Each chapter begins with guidance questions and ends with current recommended readings and review questions. A complete 300+ question-and-answer USMLE-type review section not only allows readers to check how well they have learned the material, but also highlights important points and adds additional specific information to supplement the text.
The authors of this text are experienced teachers and researchers drawn primarily from the membership of the Association for the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education.
New:
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From the Reviews:
"The book is exceptionally well organized into thematically based sections with
questions listed at the beginning of each chapter, clearly defined subsections
within chapters, and recommended readings and questions with answers at the
conclusion of each chapter. [...]
This updated and enriched edition is an indispensable contribution to
understanding an approach to healthcare that appears simple but in actuality is
frequently more complex than appreciated. The organization allows for easy use
in the teaching setting and would be most beneficial in this context."
Marie A Dewitt, MD, Rush University Medical Center, in
Doody's Book Review
Review comments on the first edition:
“Takes attempts to integrate basic and behavioral sciences to a new level…Will enable students to see the importance of all aspects of a patient’s life and their influence on healthcare behaviors...Material is presented in a logical and concise manner that will appeal to medical students.”
Patricia Lenahan, writing in Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education, Vol. 9, # 2, Fall 2003
