Critical Issues in Clinical and Health Psychology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781849207621)

This textbook gives a clear and thought-provoking introduction to the critical issues related to health, illness and disability in clinical and health psychology. Challenging some of the preconceptions of ill-health of the biomedical approach, the book explores how health and illness is often shaped by factors such as culture, poverty, gender and sexuality, and examines how these influences impact on the experience and treatment of physical and mental illness as well as disability. Students are introduced to literature from disciplines other than psychology to provide multiple perspectives on these complex issues.

Author: Poul Rohleder
ISBN-10: 1849207623
ISBN-13: 9781849207621
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2012
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.60w x 0.60d