Expanding the boundaries of health and social science : case studies in interdisciplinary innovation / edited by Frank Kessel, Patricia L. Rosenfield, Norman B. Anderson.
"Organized by the Social Science Research Council in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research"--Preliminary page.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Approaching Interdisciplinary Research; PART I: HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: THE SOCIAL WORLD AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND DISEASE; PART II: MIND MATTERS: AFFECTIVE AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE; PART III: POSITIVE HEALTH: WHAT NOURISHES WHO FLOURISHES?; PART IV: IN SEARCH OF METHUSELAH: POPULATION PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH AND LONGEVITY; PART V: A TALE OF TWO CITIES: PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIV/AIDS; Index.
Summary
Health psychology has a wide scope, encompassing all influences on behaviour from emotion to overcrowded living situations. This volume articulates both the benefits of interdisciplinary exchange and the best strategies for working together.
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