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 …

Background The relationship between patient expectations about a treatment and the
treatment outcomes, particularly for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) …

While much recent theorizing into affect has challenged the primacy of discourse in
understanding social life, this paper is premised on the intertwining of affective experience …

Experiences of advanced cancer are assembled and (re) positioned with reference to
illness, symptoms and maintaining 'wellbeing'. Medical cannabis is situated at a borderline …

In this article, we describe barriers to the entry of biofield healing into mainstream
contemporary science and clinical practice. We focus on obstacles that arise from the social …

Background Recent studies indicate increased use of complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) in western societies, to ameliorate health problems. Even if there is …

Purpose: This study arose from a praxial problem: how best to communicate with patients
about the mechanism of cranial osteopathy. The problem was explored in a way that …

Introduction Infertile women frequently use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM),
in addition to conventional therapy. This study explored infertile women's use of CAM and …

Even as life expectancies increase, increasing numbers of people are living with chronic
illness and pain than ever before. Long-term self-management of chronic conditions …

Questions of legitimacy loom large in debates about the funding and regulation of
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in contemporary health systems. CAM's …