Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

This text provides a comprehensive overview of psychological approaches to understanding
addictions. Without denying the importance of biological Factors, Emphasis Is Placed More …

The idea that stressful life events can on occasions contribute to the development of
addictive disorders is fairly well‐accepted within both clinical and research communities …

The curricula of tertiary nursing courses usually involve a number of complementary strands
These include biological sciences, social sciences, behavioural sciences, other support …

Objective: To expound the argument that alcoholism (or “problem drinking”) is not best
regarded as a disease. Summary: Excessive drinking can cause physical disease and …

The term “minimal interventions” or “minimal treatment interventions” has been gaining
currency in recent years, particularly in the area of addictive behaviors, but it is sometimes …

This paper asks what prevents the prevention of alcohol and drug use problems. Five
prevention paradoxes can be identified, all of which may well be interfering with our attempts …

In discussion of the best means for the wholesale prevention of alcohol problems, it is
usually concluded that this can only be achieved through political action aimed at fiscal and …

In recent years, the aetiology of alcohol misuse has come to be conceptualised in terms of
risk factor models. Risk can emanate from a number of sources ranging from the genetic to …

This paper examines use of the concept of control by policy makers, researchers, health
promoters, crime preventers and therapists. It also looks at recently advocated local,'non …