Table of Contents

Psychology and Medicine
Psychology and medicine
What is Health?
Why is Psychology Important?
Different Approaches to Medicine
PART ONE: PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH
Motivation, Emotion and Health
Motivation
Motivation & Health
Emotion
Emotion & Health
Stress and Health
What is Stress?
Stress & Health
Stress in Medicine
Managing Stress
Symptoms and Illness
Symptom Perception
Pain
Placebo & Nocebo Effects
Illness Beliefs & Representations
Health and Behaviour
Predicting & Changing Health Behaviour
Health Belief Model
Theory of Planned Behaviour
Transtheoretical Model
PRIME Theory
Chronic Illness, Death and Dying
Chronic Illness
Psychological Intervention
Death & Dying
Death & Medical Practice
PART TWO: BASIC FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
Brain and Behaviour
Components & Organisation of the Nervous System
Communication Between Neurons
Structure of the Brain & Central Nervous System
Control of Movement
Sleep, Consciousness & Bological Cocks
Development across the Lifespan
Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
Old Age
Social Context
Attitudes
Self Pychology
Individuals & Goups
Aggression
Prosocial Bhaviour
Learning, Perception and Memory
Perception
Attention
Learning
Memory
PART THREE: BODY SYSTEMS
Immunity and Protection
Infection, Iflammation & Imunity
Psychological Apects of Imune Dsorders
Skin
Cancer
Cardiovascular and Respiratory
Cardiovascular Halth
Respiratory Halth
Gastrointestinal
Psychological Fctors & the GI Sstem
Lifestyle & GI health
GI Dsorders
Reproduction and Endocrinology
Reproduction
Endocrine Disorders & Psychosocial Well-Being
Genitourinary
Sexual Health
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Prostate & Testicular Cancer
Urinary Incontinence & Renal Failure
Psychiatry and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
Psychiatry
Diagnosis & Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
Neurological Disorders
Neuropsychological Assessment & Rehabilitation
PART FOUR: HEALTH CARE PRACTICE
Evidence-Based Medicine
Evidence-Based medicine
Adherence to Treatment
Doctor-Patient Communication
Clinical Interviewing
How We Communicate
Clinical Interviewing
Difficult Interviews
Giving Bad News
Psychological Intervention
What Do Psychologists Do?
Which Therapy is Best?
Psychological Intervention in Medical Settings

About the Author

Susan Ayers

Susan is a psychologist specialising in wellbeing and mental health during pregnancy and after birth. She is a professor at City, University of London in the School of Health Sciences, a chartered health psychologist and cognitive behaviour therapist. Since obtaining her PhD from the University of London, Susan worked at St. George′s Hospital Medical School (London) and Brighton and Sussex Medical School (Sussex) before moving to City, University of London. Susan is co-author of Psychology for Medicine (2011), and Psychology for Medicine and Healthcare (Sage, 2017) and editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (2007, 2019). She has given numerous invited lectures and workshops and was awarded the Annual Lecturer Prize by the Society of Reproductive and Infant Psychology in 2012.

Dr Richard de Visser has been working in the fields of health psychology and public health for 25 years.  He is Reader in Psychology at Brighton & Sussex Medical School and the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex, where has received awards for his individual and group teaching.  He was co-author of Psychology for Medicine (Sage, 2011) and Psychology for Medicine and Healthcare (Sage, 2017). Richard completed a BSc in psychology at the University of Melbourne, and a PhD at the Australian Research centre in Sex, Health & Society. He then undertook post-doctoral work at Birkbeck College, University of London before moving to Sussex.  Richard’s research interests span a broad range of topics in health psychology, including: sexuality and relationships; gender and health; alcohol use; use of health services; and cross-cultural analyses. He has expertise in qualitative and quantitative methods, intervention studies, and mixed-methods designs. He is lead- or co-author on over 130 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and his work is cited widely.

Reviews

As the fundamental importance of psychological aspects of medical practice becomes ever more evident, and a correspondingly greater knowledge of psychology is required of medical graduates by bodies such as the UK General Medical Council, books like this one must become essential reading for all medical students.
*Michael Sharpe MD, FRCP FRCPsych,*

A welcome text that fulfills a niche for books on behavioural and social sciences written for medical students. Other books provide an introductory overview but a more detailed textbook is needed which clearly demonstrates a contemporary evidence base for the role of psychology in medicine. The book achieves this. The systems based approach and the focus on psychological skills are also welcomed.
*Judith Anne Rock???*

It′s a great textbook, the application to Medicine is nicely outlined and the case studies illustrating the points further are brilliant. It′s easy to read and follow and really highlights the importance of Psychology in Medicine. I will definitely be recommending this text to my students!
*Dr Harbinder Sandhu???*

At last, a good comprehensive textbook on psychology for medical students. I′ll be sure to recommend this to my students.
*Katie Lock???*