The common sense model of illness self-regulation outlines the dynamic processes by
which individuals perceive, interpret, and respond to health threats and illness-related …

Over the past few decades we have witnessed several phases in the development of
approaches aimed at ensuring that patients continue therapy for chronic conditions for long …

Adherence to therapies is a primary determinant of treatment success. Poor adherence
attenuates optimum clinical benefits and therefore reduces the overall effectiveness of …

This paper presents a revised version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R), a
recently developed and widely used quantitative measure of the five components of illness …

Chronic diseases carry important psychological and social consequences that demand
significant psychological adjustment. The literature is providing increasingly nuanced …

The overall goal of this volume is to foster an integrated understanding of a self-regulation
perspective of health and illness behavior. Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning …

Although advances have been made in specifying connections between biological,
psychological, and social processes, the full potential of the biopsychosocial model for …

Purpose To provide a state-of-the-art review of communication skills training (CST) that will
guide the establishment of a universal curriculum for fellows of all cancer specialties …

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 …

Health, Illness, and Optimal Aging: Biological and Psychosocial Perspectives, Third Edition
shows the continuity and advancements in our understanding of human life-span …