Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a holistic understanding of the state of health psychology in the Indian context and the types of psychological and social support and welfare that are offered and required within treatment processes for various illnesses.
The book discusses why health care should be the prerogative of both the biomedical profession and health psychologists and how they work together with medical professionals to augment public health. It emphasises the shift from biomedical to biopsychosocial approach in strengthening health care outcomes. The book highlights the substantial contribution of health psychology to the Indian health care system through simple, cost-effective, indigenous, and standardised techniques that worked efficiently in the context of various diseases. It projects the emerging trends and innovative techniques in health psychology in handling challenging health care needs.
This book will be of interest to students, teachers, and researchers of p
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. Holistic Approach to Health
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- Evidence-Based Health Care: Contributions of Health Psychology
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Meena Hariharan
- Health Communication as a Preface to Management of Non-Communicable Diseases
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Sunayana Swain
- Health and Well-being for all: Policy Perspectives in the Indian Context
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Ramya Chitrapu
- Implementation Research for Public Health and Preventive Health Care in India
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B.R.Shamanna
Part II. Health and Wellbeing of Individual in Society
- Residential Crowding and Subjective Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Helplessness
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Surendra Kumar Sia and Neethu. P. S
- Health in the Culturally Changing Underdeveloped Adivasi Communities
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Purnima Awasthi, Madhurima Mukherjee and R. C. Mishra
- Smoking and Alcohol Consumption Among Type 2 Diabetics: Health Behaviour Model-Based Investigation
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Rajkumar E., Romate J., Lakshmi R., & Kruthika G.T.
Part III. Psychosocial Factors in Cardiovascular Diseases
- Psychological Necessities of Patients Electing Cardiac Bypass Surgery: A Review and Roadmap
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Marlyn Thomas Savio
- Illness Perception and Adherence Behaviour in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
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Arti Singh and Shikha Dixit
- Optimizing Hypertension Management: Children as Adherence Monitors for Adult Patients
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Sandra Roshni Monteiro
Part IV. Psychosocial Factors in Diabetes Management
- Illness Perceptions and Quality of Life of Diabetic Patients: Role of Perceived Control of Internal States
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Meera Padhy and A. Sheila Kumari Valli
- Illness Perceptions and Diabetes Self- Management: A Mixed Method Approach
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Chelli Kavya
Part V. Critical Care Needs and Psychological Support
- The Intensive Care Unit Experiences and Repercussions: Need for Psychosocial Care
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Usha Chivukula
- An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis:The Unmet Information and Supportive Care Needs of Cancer Patients
Mahati Chittem, Matsungshila Pongener, Sravannthi Maya, and Shweta Chawak
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