Biopsychosocial Assessment in Clinical Health Psychology

Filling a key need, this practical volume provides state-of-the-art approaches and tools for evaluating both health-related behaviors and psychosocial aspects of medical illness. The book begins by presenting a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment framework. Evidence-based strategies are described for assessing such key lifestyle factors as tobacco use, alcohol and other drugs, physical activity, and social support. Behavioral, cognitive, and emotional issues associated with a range of specific medical conditions--including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic pain, and others--are addressed. Chapters on assessment of specific populations cover pediatric patients, older adults, ethnic/racial minority groups, organ transplant and bariatric surgery patients, and primary care.

Frank Andrasik, PhD, is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Psychology at the University of Memphis. He is Editor-in-Chief of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and past Editor-in-Chief of Behavior Therapy. His primary areas of research include behavioral medicine, pain, stress, and biofeedback and applied psychophysiology. He has published approximately 250 articles and chapters and delivered numerous presentations in the United States and abroad. Dr. Andrasik is a past president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Jeffrey L. Goodie, PhD, ABPP, is Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Goodie's research, clinical, and teaching interests are focused on behavioral health assessments and interventions in primary care settings, disaster behavioral health, and community resilience. He is coauthor of Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care. Alan L. Peterson, PhD, ABPP, is Professor and Chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He is Director of the STRONG STAR Multidisciplinary PTSD Research Consortium. Dr. Peterson's research and publications focus on tobacco cessation, pain management, weight management, insomnia, temporomandibular disorders, tic disorders, aerophagia, and blepharospasm.

"This is an important and unique book that will become essential reading for clinicians, researchers, and students in clinical health psychology and behavioral medicine. Chapters written by an impressive collection of leaders in the field are both current and comprehensive, yet easily accessible to the reader. This outstanding contribution is ideally suited for use as a clinical resource and graduate text. Regardless of the setting, it is an enormously beneficial book that professionals and students will use often."--David S. Krantz, PhD, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology,Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences