Cambridge handbook of psychology, health and medicine

968 Pages·2007·9.176 MB·English

by  Susan Ayers, Andrew Baum, Chris McManus, Stanton Newman, Kenneth Wallston, John Weinman, Robert West

Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine
Second edition
Wholly revised, reworked and extended, this new edition of the much acclaimed Cambridge Handbook of
Psychology, Health and Medicine offers a fully up-to-date, comprehensive, accessible, one-stop resource for
health care professionals, clinical psychologists, mental health professionals and broadcasters specializing in
health-related matters. There are two new editors: Susan Ayers from the University of Sussex and Kenneth
WallstonfromVanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenter.
Thehighlyprestigiouseditorialteamandtheirinternational,interdisciplinarycastofauthorshavereconcep-
tualizedthisnewedition.TheoldPartIhasbeendroppedanditsmostusefulelementsrevisedandincorporated
intorelevantpartsofthenewbook.Amongthemanynewtopicsaddedthroughoutare:dietandhealth,ethnicity
andhealth,clinicalinterviewing,moodassessment,communicatingrisk,medicalinterviewing,diagnosticpro-
cedures,organdonation,IVF,MMR,HRT,sleepdisorders,skindisorders,depressionandanxietydisorders.
Nooneinterestedinhealthcareissues,promotionandcareshouldbewithoutthisbook.
SusanAyersisSeniorLecturerinHealthPsychologyattheUniversityofSussex.
AndrewBaumisProfessorofPyschiatryandPsychologyattheUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicine,and
DeputyDirectorforCancerControlandSupportiveSciencesattheUniversityofPittsburghCancerInstitute.
ChrisMcManusisProfessorofPsychologyandMedicalEducationatUniversityCollegeLondon.
Stanton Newman is Professor of Health Psychology at the Centre for Behavioural and Social Sciences in
Medicine,UniversityCollegeLondon.
KennethWallstonisProfessorofPsychologyinNursingattheVanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenter,Nashville.
John Weinman is Professor of Psychology as applied to Medicine, Health Psychology Section, Institute of
Psychiatry,King’sCollegeLondon,London.
Robert West is Professor of Health Psychology, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University
CollegeLondon.
Fromreviewsofthefirstedition:
‘The new Cambridge Handbook is simply indispensable....The book will find a wide market. No clinical
psychologistisgoingtowanttobewithoutit.Perhapsmoreimportant,manydoctorswillcontinuetodipintoit
fromtimetotime,sinceoneofthebook’svirtuesistobewritteninagenerallyjargonfreemanner,accessibleto
allhealthprofessionals.Journalistsfromthebetterpaperswilluseitfrequently,sinceitgivesaquicksynopsis
of the current state of play on a vast range of topics which are rarely absent from the health pages. Finally,
journal editors will find it a valuable address book when they need referees for the ever increasing flow of
researchpapersinthisfascinatingfield’. SimonWessely,PsychologicalMedicine
‘Thisbookisarichmineofinformationforthegeneralpractitioner....ThedayIreceiveditastudentcame
toaskmeforadviceaboutessays.Puttingthe‘‘encyclopaedichandbook’’toitsfirsttest,welookedupafew
keywords.Therewasachapteroneachone.Bite-sizemorselsofinformation,easilydigestible,comprehensive.
I shall certainly keep this book within easy reach for future reference’. Caroline Selai, Journal of the Royal
SocietyofMedicine
‘Easytoread;apracticalbook’. JournalofPediatricEndocrinologyandMetabolism

Cambridge Handbook of
Psychology, Health and Medicine
Second edition
Susan Ayers
Andrew Baum
Chris McManus
Stanton Newman
Kenneth Wallston
John Weinman
Robert West
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Contents
Listofcontributors pagexi Dietandhealth 75
Preface xxi JaneOgden
Disability 80
Part I Psychology, health and illness
TimothyElliottandLauraDreer
Section I Psychological aspects of health Emotionalexpressionandhealth 84
and illness RichardSlatcherandJamesPennebaker
Adolescentlifestyle 5 Expectationsandhealth 87
LeifEdvardAarø JamesMaddux
Ageandphysicalfunctioning 10 Genderissuesandwomen’shealth 92
GailWilliamsonandDavidShaffer JaneUssher
Ageandcognitivefunctioning 15 Thehealthbeliefmodel 97
DavidShafferandGailWilliamson CharlesAbrahamandPaschalSheeran
Ageingandhealth 20 Health-relatedbehaviours:commonfactors 102
ElaineLeventhal TimothyCarmody
Architectureandhealth 23 Hospitalizationinadults 109
AngelaLiegeyDougall,StacieSpencerand RachaelPowellandMarieJohnston
AndrewBaum
Hospitalizationinchildren 113
Attributionsandhealth 26 ThomasWhelan
YaelBenyamini,HowardLeventhaland
HostilityandTypeAbehaviourincoronary
ElaineLeventhal
arterydisease 119
Childhoodinfluencesonhealth 33 WillemKopandDavidKrantz
JulieTurner-Cobb
Laybeliefsabouthealthandillness 124
Children’sperceptionsofillnessanddeath 38 HowardLeventhal,YaelBenyaminiand
CristinaShafer
RichardBolesandMichaelRoberts
Lifeeventsandhealth 128
Copingwithbereavement 41
TirrilHarris
MargaretStroebe,HenkSchutand
WolfgangStroebe Men’shealth 132
ChristinaLeeandGlynnOwens
Copingwithchronicillness 46
KeithPetrieandLisaReynolds Noise:effectsonhealth 137
StaffanHygge
Copingwithchronicpain 50
NaomiLester,FrancisKeefe, Pain:amultidimensionalperspective 141
MeredithRumbleandJeffreyLabban DennisTurkandTashaBurwinkle
Copingwithdeathanddying 55 Perceivedcontrol 148
ColinMurrayParkes KennethWallston
Copingwithstressfulmedicalprocedures 59 Personalityandhealth 151
YaelBenyamini StephanieStoneandRobertMcCrae
Culturalandethnicfactorsinhealth 64 Physicalactivityandhealth 155
JohnBerryandDavidSam NevilleOwen,KymSpathonisandEvaLeslie
Delayinseekinghelp 70 Placebos 161
SuzanneScott IrvingKirsch v
Psychoneuroimmunology 167 Healthstatusassessment 266
ElizabethBachen,SheldonCohenand AnnBowling
AnnaMarsland
Illnesscognitionassessment 268
Psychosomatics 173 AdKapteinandElizabethBroadbent
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Assessmentofmood 278
Religionandhealth 182
MicheleTugade,TamlinConnerand
KarenHye-cheonKimandHaroldKoenig
LisaFeldmanBarrett
Riskperceptionandhealthbehaviour 187
Neuropsychologicalassessment 287
BaruchFischhoff
JanePowell
Self-efficacyinhealthfunctioning 191
Neuropsychologicalassessmentofattention
AlbertBandura
andexecutivefunctioning 290
Sexualriskbehaviour 194 MelissaLamarandAmirRaz
LorraineSherr
Neuropsychologicalassessmentoflearning
Sleepandhealth 198 andmemory 294
JasonEllis NancyChiaravalloti,AmandaO’Brienand
JohnDeLuca
Socialsupportandhealth 202
ThomasWillsandMichaelAinette Painassessment 300
SandraWaters,KimDixon,
Socioeconomicstatusandhealth 207
LisaCaitlinPerriandFrancisKeefe
LionShahab
Patientsatisfactionassessment 304
Stigma 213
SusanEisen
RobertWestandAinsleyHardy
Psychoneuroimmunologyassessments 309
Stressandhealth 215
AndrewBaumandAngelaLiegeyDougall
SusanAyersandAndrewSteptoe
Qualitativeassessment 314
Symptomperception 219
FelicityBishopandLucyYardley
ElizabethBroadbentandKeithPetrie
Qualityoflifeassessment 319
Theoryofplannedbehaviour 223
AnnBowling
StephenSutton
Socialsupportassessment 321
Transtheoreticalmodelofbehaviourchange 228
BrianLakeyandJayCohen
StephenSutton
Stressassessment 326
Unemploymentandhealth 232
StanislavKaslandBethJones AndrewBaumandAngelaLiegeyDougall
Section II Psychological assessment Section III Psychological intervention
Brainimagingandfunction 239 Behaviourtherapy 333
ErinBigler GeraldDavison
Communicationassessment 242 Biofeedback 335
LindaWorrall RobertGatchel,CarlNoeandRaymondGaeta
Copingassessment 245 Cognitivebehaviourtherapy 340
EllenSkinner AndrewEagleandMichaelWorrell
Diagnosticinterviewsandclinicalpractice 251 Community-basedinterventions 344
RichardRogersandPeggileeWupperman DeborahPolk,ChristieKingandKennethHeller
Disabilityassessment 256 Counselling 348
RaymondFitzpatrick RobertBorandJohnAllen
Healthcognitionassessment 260 Grouptherapy 352
vi BrianMcMillanandMarkConner PeterHajek
Healthpromotion 355 Medicaldecision-making 454
GerjoKok ClareHarriesandPeterAyton
Hypnosis 359 Medicalinterviewing 459
MichaelHeap JonathanSilverman
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Motivationalinterviewing 363 Patient-centredhealthcare 468 on
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Neuropsychologicalrehabilitation 367 Patientsafetyandiatrogenesis 472
BarbaraWilson MariaWoloshynowychandCharlesVincent
Painmanagement 370 Patientsatisfaction 477
StephenMorley RaymondFitzpatrick
Physicalactivityinterventions 375 Psychologicalsupportforhealthcareprofessionals 482
MichaelUssher ValerieSutherland
Psychodynamicpsychotherapy 379 Reassurance 487
Jo-anneCarlyle PatriciaLoft,GeraldineMeechanand
KeithPetrie
Psychosocialcareoftheelderly 383
JenniferMorseandCharlesReynolds,III Screeninginhealthcare:generalissues 490
AnneMiles
Relaxationtraining 389
MichaelBruch Shiftworkandhealth 496
KatharineParkes
Self-managementinterventions 393
KathleenMulliganandStantonNewman Stressinhealthprofessionals 500
ChrisMcManus
Socialsupportinterventions 397
BenjaminGottlieb Surgery 505
ClausVo¨gele
Stressmanagement 403
DiannaKenny Teachingcommunicationskills 510
AngelaHallandJaneKidd
Worksiteinterventions 407
PaulEstabrooksandRussellGlasgow Writtencommunication 517
LorraineNoble
Section IV Healthcare practice
Part II Medical topics
Adherencetotreatment 417
RobHorne Abortion 525
PaulineSlade
Attitudesofhealthprofessionals 421
HannahMcGee Accidentsandunintentionalinjuries 527
RobertFrankandAndreaLee
Breakingbadnews 423
KatherineJoekes Acne 530
StephenKellett
Burnoutinhealthprofessionals 427
ChristinaMaslach Alcoholabuse 534
MichaelSayette
Communicatingrisk 431
DavidFrenchandTheresaMarteau Allergiestodrugs 537
MaryGregerson
Healthcareprofessional–patientcommunication 435
JohnWeinman Allergiestofood 540
MaryGregerson
Healthcareworkenvironments 439
RudolfMoos,JeanneSchaeferand Allergies:general 543
BerniceMoos MaryGregerson
Informedconsent 444 Amnesia 546
RobinFiore BarbaraWilsonandNarinderKapur
Interprofessionaleducationinessence 449 Amputationandphantomlimbpain 548
HughBarr RonaldMelzackandJoelKatz vii
Anaesthesiaandpsychology 551 Chromosomalabnormalities 625
KeithMillar JeremyTurk
Antenatalcare 554 Chronicfatiguesyndrome 629
KirstieMcKenzie-McHargandRachelRowe RuthCairnsandTrudieChalder
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on Aphasiarecovery,treatmentandpsychosocial Chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease
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en adjustment 556 (COPD):chronicbronchitisandemphysema 631
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s ChrisCode AdKapteinandKlausRabe
Asthma 559 Cleftlipandpalate 634
AdKapteinandKlausRabe BrentCollettandMatthewSpeltz
Backpain 563 Cold,common 637
AmandaC.deC.Williams AnnaMarsland,SheldonCohenand
ElizabethBachen
Blindnessandvisualdisability 565
LindaPring Complementarymedicine 639
FelicityBishopandGeorgeLewith
Blooddonation 567
SarahAfuwape Contraception 641
BethAlder
Breastfeeding 570
AntonyManstead Coronaryheartdisease:impact 644
PaulBennett
Burninjuries:psychologicalandsocialaspects 572
ClairePhillips Coronaryheartdisease:cardiacpsychology 648
RobertAllan,StephenScheidtand
Cancer:breast 577
ChristopherSmith
AliceSimonandKathrynRobb
Coronaryheartdisease:heartfailure 654
Cancersofthedigestivetract 581
KathleenMulliganandStantonNewman
SharonManne
Coronaryheartdisease:rehabilitation 656
Cancer:general 584
BarbaraAndersenandLauraSimonelli RobertLewin
Cancer:gynaecologic 591 Coronaryheartdisease:surgery 659
KristenCarpenterandBarbaraAndersen JanStygallandStantonNewman
Cancer:headandneck 595 Cysticfibrosis 662
GerryHumphris ClaireGlasscoe
Cancer:Hodgkin’sandnon-Hodgkin’s Acquiredhearingloss 665
lymphoma 598 LaurenceMcKennaandDavidScott
JenniferDevlen
Dementias 667
Cancer:leukaemia 601 JennyRusted
JanelleWagnerandRonaldBrown
Diabetesmellitus 670
Cancer:lung 605 AlisonWoodcockandClareBradley
AngelaLiegeyDougall
Domesticviolence,intimatepartnerviolence
Cancer:prostate 607 andwifebattering 674
StephenLeporeandKatherineRoberts IreneFriezeandMaureenMcHugh
Cancer:skin 610 Drugdependency:benzodiazepines 675
RonBorlandandSuzanneDobbinson HeatherAshton
Carotidarterydiseaseandtreatment 613 Drugdependence:opiatesandstimulants 679
JanStygallandStantonNewman MichaelGossop
Chemotherapy 616 Drugs:beta-blockers 683
IngelaThune´-Boyle SariHolmesandDavidKrantz
Childabuseandneglect 619 Drugs:psychotropicmedication 685
KevinBrowneandCatherineHamilton-Giachritsis AndrewScholey,AndyParrottandDavidKennedy
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Dyslexia 688 Hysterectomy 749
ChristineTemple SusanAyers
Eatingdisorders 690 Immunization 751
EricSticeandHeatherShaw RogerBooth
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Eczema 693 Incontinence 754 o
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Endocrinedisorders 696 Infertility 756
EricStorchandGaryGeffken AnnetteStantonandJuliaWoodward
Enuresis 700 Inflammatoryboweldisease 759
MartinHerbert PaulBennett
Epilepsy 702 Intensivecareunit 760
GrahamScambler ChristinaJonesandRichardGriffiths
Intimateexaminations 763
Epstein–Barrvirusinfection 705
PenelopeCream
RonaMoss-MorrisandMeaganSpence
Irritablebowelsyndrome 765
Facialdisfigurementanddysmorphology 708
PaulBennett
NicholaRumsey
Lymphoedema 768
Fetalwellbeing:monitoringandassessment 711
AnneWilliams
PeterHepper,JamesDornanandDanMcKenna
Malaria 771
Gastricandduodenalulcers 714
JulieCarter
PaulBennett
Mastalgia(breastpain) 774
Growthretardation 716
AntonioMilletandFrederickDirbas
MichaelPreece
Meningitis 776
Haemophilia 718
JulieCarter
IvanaMarkova´
Menopauseandpostmenopause 779
Headinjury 720
MyraHunter
ErinBigler
MMRvaccine 781
Headacheandmigraine 724
EmilyBuckley
BjørnEllertsen
Motorneuronedisease 784
Herpes 727
LauraGoldstein
JohnGreen
Multiplesclerosis 786
HIV/AIDS 729
RonaMoss-Morris,KirstenvanKesseland
MichaelAntoniandAdamCarrico
EmmaWitt
Hormonereplacementtherapy 732
Myastheniagravis 789
ChristineStephens
RuthEpstein
Hospitalacquiredinfection 736
Neurofibromatosis 790
JanStygallandStantonNewman
RosalieFerner
Huntington’sdisease 738
Non-cardiacchestpain 793
MauriceBloch
ChristopherBass
Hyperactivity 740 Obesity 797
BjørnEllertsenandIneBaugJohnsen JenniferThomasandKellyBrownell
Hypertension 742 Oralcareandhygiene 801
KatherineJoekesandSandraBoersma GerryHumphris
Hyperthyroidism 745 Osteoarthritis 803
NicolettaSoninoandGiovanniFava IsidroVillanuevaandAlexZautra
Hyperventilation 747 Osteoporosis 807
DavidNias MyraHunter
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Parkinson’sdisease 809 Sicklecelldisease 877
MarjanJahanshahi JamesElander
Pelvicpain 811 Skindisorders 880
RobertEdwardsandJenniferHaythornthwaite UlrichStangier
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o Post-traumaticstressdisorder 814 Sleepapnoea 883
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Postnataldepression 820 Sleepdisorders 887
SandraElliott JasonEllis
Pregnancyandchildbirth 823 Spinabifida 889
LynQuineandLizSteadman InekePit-tenCateandJimStevenson
Prematurebabies 827 Spinalcordinjury 892
HeatherMohay PaulKennedy
Premenstrualsyndrome 830 Sterilizationandvasectomy 895
JaneUssher RobertEdelmann
Psoriasis 833 Stroke 897
CatherineO0Leary JohnPimm
Radiotherapy 836 Stuttering 901
SaraFaithfull PeggyDaltonandFrancesCook
Rapeandsexualassault 839 Suicide 904
IreneFriezeandMaureenMcHugh DavidLester
Reconstructiveandcosmeticsurgery 841 Tinnitus 906
NicholaRumsey GerhardAndersson
Renalfailure,dialysisandtransplantation 844 Tobaccouse 908
KeithPetrie RobertWestandAinsleyHardy
Repetitivestraininjury 846 Toxins:environmental 912
GerardvanGalen GerhardWinneke
Rheumatoidarthritis 850 Transplantation 915
KathleenMulliganandStantonNewman KonstadinaGrivaandStantonNewman
Roadtrafficaccidents:humanfactors 852 Urinarytractsymptoms 919
FrankMcKenna MartinCartwrightandMarkEmberton
Screening:antenatal 854 Vertigoanddizziness 921
ElizabethDormandy LucyYardley
Screening:cancer 857 Visiondisorders 924
KevinMcCaulandAmberKoblitz BethGrunfeld
Screening:cardiac 861 Voicedisorders 926
AletheaCooper RuthEpstein
Screening:genetic 864 Volatilesubstanceabuse 927
ShoshanaShiloh MichaelGossop
Self-examination:breasts,testicles 870 Vomitingandnausea 929
GlynnOwens DavidJ.deL.HorneandElizabethCoombes
Sexualdysfunction 872 Index 933
PatriciaMorokoff
Sexuallytransmittedinfections 875
BarbaraHedge
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