Behavior and medicine

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 Da.

Includes index.

Mind-body interactions in health and disease. Brain, mind, and behavior / Daniel J. Siegle, Madeleine W. Siegel, & Adit V. Shah. Families, relationships, and health / Margaret L. Stuber. Birth, childhood, and adolescence / Harsh K. Trivedi & Todd E. Peters. Early adulthood and the middle years / Joseph D. LaBarbera & Danny Wedding. Old age / Randall Espinoza & James Randy Mervis. Death, dying, and grief / John E. Ruark. Chronic pain / Beverly J. Field, Robert A. Swarm, & Kenneth E. Freedland -- Patient behavior. Stress and illness / William R. Lovallo & Margaret L. Stuber. Addictions / Timothy W. Fong. Psychodynamic approaches to human behavior / Peter B. Zeldow. Facilitating health behavior change / Adam Aréchiga. Human sexuality / Jeannine Rahimian [and others] -- Physician's role. Medical student and physician well-being / Margaret L. Stuber. Medical ethics / Sarah J. Breier -- Physician-patient interactions. Physician-patient relationship / Howard Brody. Communicating with patients / Gregory Makoul & Peter B. Zeldow. Diagnostic reasoning / Carl D. Stevens. Patient assessment / John C. Linton & Steve Cody. Recognizing and treating psychopathology in primary care / Debra Bendell…