Psychology and Sociology Applied to Medicine: An Illustrated Colour Text

By Charles S. Abraham, Edwin van Teijlingen, Michael E. Porter, et al.

An integrated textbook of sociology and psychology for medical students which makes the maximum possible use of colour and illustration.Emphasizes the roles psychology and sociology as the "behavioral sciences".
Features case studies and "Stop/Think" boxes to encou>age critical thinking.
Uses illustrations and photographs to bring the text to life.New 2 page spreads on death and dying, families and health, eating, body shape and health, post-traumatic stress disorder and the bio-psycho-social model (i.e. The idea that illness is a product of psychological and social circumstances rather than being purely a biological affair)Total rewriting of the Understanding Groups spread with a focus on teamwork.Substantial revision of the spreads on the new genetics and agingOther changes and updating in line with the comments of student readers

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443072957
• ISBN13: 9780443072956
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 0.5" x 8.3"