Psychosocial Interventions For Cancer

Download or read book Psychosocial Interventions for Cancer written by Andrew Baum and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Overviews research, theory, and intervention for cancer prevention and treatment, and explores conceptual and applied currents in health psychology, public health, and behavioral medicine, reviewing major research programs on patient interventions. Describes current thought on the mechanisms through which psychosocial interventions change behaviors or enhance adjustment. Of interest to health psychologists, public health practitioners, and medical doctors. Baum is deputy director of Cancer Control and Population Sciences of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. Andersen teaches psychology at the Ohio State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).