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This book provides a holistic understanding of the state of health psychology in the Indian context and the types of psychological and social support and welfare that are offered and required within treatment processes for various illnesses.
The book discusses why health care should be the prerogative of both the biomedical profession and health psychologists and how they work together with medical professionals to augment public health. It emphasises the shift from biomedical to biopsychosocial approach in strengthening health care outcomes. The book highlights the substantial contribution of health psychology to the Indian health care system through simple, cost-effective, indigenous, and standardised techniques that worked efficiently in the context of various diseases. It projects the emerging trends and innovative techniques in health psychology in handling challenging health care needs.
This book will be of interest to students, teachers, and researchers of psychology, psychiatry, social psychology, sociology, social work and South Asian studies.
List of contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. Holistic Approach to Health
- Evidence-Based Health Care: Contributions of Health Psychology
Meena Hariharan
- Health Communication as a Preface to Management of Non-Communicable Diseases
Sunayana Swain
- Health and Well-being for all: Policy Perspectives in the Indian Context
Ramya Chitrapu
- Implementation Research for Public Health and Preventive Health Care in India
B.R.Shamanna
Part II. Health and Wellbeing of Individual in Society
- Residential Crowding and Subjective Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Helplessness
Surendra Kumar Sia and Neethu. P. S
- Health in the Culturally Changing Underdeveloped Adivasi Communities
Purnima Awasthi, Madhurima Mukherjee and R. C. Mishra
- Smoking and Alcohol Consumption Among Type 2 Diabetics: Health Behaviour Model-Based Investigation
Rajkumar E., Romate J., Lakshmi R., & Kruthika G.T.
Part III. Psychosocial Factors in Cardiovascular Diseases
- Psychological Necessities of Patients Electing Cardiac Bypass Surgery: A Review and Roadmap
Marlyn Thomas Savio
- Illness Perception and Adherence Behaviour in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Arti Singh and Shikha Dixit
- Optimizing Hypertension Management: Children as Adherence Monitors for Adult Patients
Sandra Roshni Monteiro
Part IV. Psychosocial Factors in Diabetes Management
- Illness Perceptions and Quality of Life of Diabetic Patients: Role of Perceived Control of Internal States
Meera Padhy and A. Sheila Kumari Valli
- Illness Perceptions and Diabetes Self- Management: A Mixed Method Approach
Chelli Kavya
Part V. Critical Care Needs and Psychological Support
- The Intensive Care Unit Experiences and Repercussions: Need for Psychosocial Care
Usha Chivukula
- An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis:The Unmet Information and Supportive Care Needs of Cancer Patients
Mahati Chittem, Matsungshila Pongener, Sravannthi Maya, and Shweta Chawak
Index
About the author
Meena Hariharan is a Professor and the Founder Director of the Centre for Health Psychology. She joined the University of Hyderabad in 1992. She has published extensively in the field of health psychology covering behavioural cardiology, ICU trauma, coping with non-communicable diseases and resilience studies. She is the Founder President of the Association of Health Psychologists and the Chief Editor of Indian Journal of Health Studies.
Meera Padhy has been associated with the Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, India, since 2007. She has published extensively on health psychology, developmental psychology, and occupational psychology. Her research interests include behavioural diabetology, occupational health, social support, leisure, and well-being.
Usha Chivukula is working as a faculty member at the Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, and has extended her research into the areas of behavioural cardiology, community health psychology and child and adolescent health.
Summary
This book provides a holistic understanding of the state of health psychology in the Indian context and the types of psychological and social support and welfare that is offered and required within treatment processes for various illnesses.
