This review examines the contribution of an attribution-based framework to our
understanding of both expressed emotion (EE) and the process of patient relapse. It …

This review of the current status of theoretically based behavioral research for chronic illness
management makes the following points:(a) Behavioral interventions have demonstrated …

So far, the large majority of studies on burnout in the international literature have employed
the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). In this paper we criticize the MBI on a number of points …

Abstract The Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ) is a new method for assessing cognitive
representations of illness. The IPQ is a theoretically derived measure comprising five scales …

The past decade has been witness to an unprecedented growth in research on self-
regulation. For example, of the 2,700-plus chapters, dissertations, and journal articles …

Can phenomenological data such as reports of feelings, attitudes, goals and procedures be
used as process variables in a psychological model? During the years when behaviourism …

This article focuses on several areas. After reviewing the most commonly used approaches
in the study of health behaviors,(eg, the medical model, the health belief model, and the …

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 …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …

One of the dominant features in the development of medicine during the twentieth century
has been the exponential growth in the number of effective drug treatments. The discovery of …