Carrie D. Llewellyn is Reader in Applied Behavioural Medicine in the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex. Susan Ayers is Professor of Maternal and Child Health, at the Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research in the School of Health Sciences, City, University of London. Chris McManus is Professor of Psychology and Medical Education, in the Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London. Stanton Newman is Professor of Health Psychology, and Vice-President (International) at City, University of London. Keith J. Petrie is Professor of Health Psychology at Auckland University Medical School, New Zealand. Tracey A. Revenson is Professor in the Department of Psychology, at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. John Weinman is Professor of Psychology as applied to Medicines, at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London.

'Are you looking for a one-stop resource on health psychology? This is it. Assessment, interventions, behavior, coping, development, and prevention efforts are all comprehensively covered. Aimed at a diverse professional audience, this content provides a sophisticated, international perspective on the emerging field that lies at the intersection of psychology, health, and medicine.' Karina W. Davidson, Columbia University Medical Center

• 1. Developmental influences on health Julie Turner Cobb and Tara J. Cheetham; 2. Lifecourse perspective and health Ilene Siegler and Christin M. Ogle; 3. Disability and health Timothy Elliott and Trey W. Armstrong; 4. Social factors and health Sasha Scambler; 5. Gender and health Richard De Visser; 6. Sexual orientation and health David Frost; 7. Occupation and health Aditya Jain and Stavroula Leka; 8. Environment and health Giyoung Park and Garry Evans; 9. Immigration and health Ana Abraido-Lanza and Adria Armbrister; 10. Socioeconomic status and health Jennifer McGowan and Lion Shahab; 11. Addictive behaviours Robert West and Harveen Ubhi; 12. Eating behaviour Jane Ogden; 13. Models of health behaviour Mark Conner; 14. Physical activity and health Laura McGowan, Angela Devereux-Fitzgerald, Rachael Powell and David French; 15. Risk perception Baruch Fischhoff; 16. Sexual behaviour and health Natalie Edelman, Elaney Youssef, Carrie Llewellyn and Paul Flowers; 17. Help-seeking Suzanne Scott; 18. Medically unexplained symptoms Trudi Chalder and Claire Willis; 19. Pain Dennis Turk and Tasha B. Murphy; 20. Symptom perception Keith Petrie and Elizabeth Broadbent; 21. The placebo effect Irving Kirsch; 22. The nocebo effect Keith Petrie and Kate MacKrill; 23. Adherence to treatment Rob Horne; 24. Beliefs and perceptions of health and illness Yael Benyamini and Howard Leventhal; 25. Coping with chronic illness Keith Petrie and Annie S. K. Jones; 26. Coping Charles Carver; 27. Dyadic coping with illness Tracey A. Revenson and Mariët Hagedoorn; 28. Emotions and health Daryl O'Connor and Nicola Gartland; 29. Personality and health Dietlinde Heilmayr and Howard Friedman; 30. Preparing patients for coping with stressful medical procedures Yael Benyamini; 31. Psychoneuroimmunology Kimberly G. Lockwood, Catherine P. Walsh, Elizabeth A. Bachen and Anna L. Marsland; 32. Social relationships Bert Uchino, Robert G. Kent de Grey, Sierra Cronan and Ryan Trettevik; 33. Stigma Lauren K. O'Connor and Phillip Yanos; 34. Stress Julie Turner-Cobb and Evangelos Katsampouris; 35. Armed conflict and health Bayard Roberts; 36. Domestic and intimate partner violence Lorna O'Doherty; 37. Migration, displacement and health Chesmal Siriwardhana and Kolitha Wickramage; 38. Rape and sexual assault Ibitola Asaolu and Mary P. Koss; 39. Brain imaging and function Hugo Critchley and Natasha Sigala; 40. Diagnostic interviews for assessment of mental disorders in clinical practice Richard Rogers, Margot M. Williams and Peggilee Wupperman; 41. Disability assessment Trey Armstrong and Timothy Elliott; 42. Health and illness cognitions Elizabeth Broadbent; 43. Health status and quality of life assessment Ann Bowling; 44. IQ testing Robert Sternberg; 45. Mood assessment Anne Fritzson, Mija Lieberman and Michele M. Tugade; 46. Neuropsychological assessment Sophie Betka and Hugo Critchley; 47. Pain assessment. Amanda C de C Williams; 48. Patient outcomes monitoring Jose Valderas; 49. Psychoneuroimmunology assessment Catie Walsh, Kimberly G. Lockwood, Elizabeth A. Bachen and Anna L. Marsland; 50. Social support assessment Julie Chronister; 51. Stress and coping assessment Julie Turner-Cobb and Tamsyn Hawken; 52. Behaviour therapy Gerald Davison and Lauren Garcia; 53. Biofeedback Robert Gatchel and Carl Noe; 54. Chronic pain management Whitney Scott and Lance McCracken; 55. Cognitive behaviour therapy Andrew Eagle and Michael Worrell; 56. Cognitive behavioural couple therapy Michael Worrell; 57. Community based interventions Kenneth Heller and Mary F. Wyman; 58. Counselling Robert Bor and Carina Eriksen; 59. Group therapy Peter Hajek; 60. Health behaviour change interventions Sarah Denford, Charles Abraham, Van Beurden, Smith and Morgan-Trimmer; 61. Health promotion Gerjo Kok and Robert A. C. Ruiter; 62. Hypnosis Michael Heap; 63. Mindfulness Jean Kristeller; 64. Motiv

Carrie D. Llewellyn is Reader in Applied Behavioural Medicine in the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex. Susan Ayers is Professor of Maternal and Child Health, at the Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research in the School of Health Sciences, City, University of London. Chris McManus is Professor of Psychology and Medical Education, in the Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London. Stanton Newman is Professor of Health Psychology, and Vice-President (International) at City, University of London. Keith J. Petrie is Professor of Health Psychology at Auckland University Medical School, New Zealand. Tracey A. Revenson is Professor in the Department of Psychology, at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. John Weinman is Professor of Psychology as applied to Medicines, at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London.

'Are you looking for a one-stop resource on health psychology? This is it. Assessment, interventions, behavior, coping, development, and prevention efforts are all comprehensively covered. Aimed at a diverse professional audience, this content provides a sophisticated, international perspective on the emerging field that lies at the intersection of psychology, health, and medicine.' Karina W. Davidson, Columbia University Medical Center

• 1. Developmental influences on health Julie Turner Cobb and Tara J. Cheetham; 2. Lifecourse perspective and health Ilene Siegler and Christin M. Ogle; 3. Disability and health Timothy Elliott and Trey W. Armstrong; 4. Social factors and health Sasha Scambler; 5. Gender and health Richard De Visser; 6. Sexual orientation and health David Frost; 7. Occupation and health Aditya Jain and Stavroula Leka; 8. Environment and health Giyoung Park and Garry Evans; 9. Immigration and health Ana Abraido-Lanza and Adria Armbrister; 10. Socioeconomic status and health Jennifer McGowan and Lion Shahab; 11. Addictive behaviours Robert West and Harveen Ubhi; 12. Eating behaviour Jane Ogden; 13. Models of health behaviour Mark Conner; 14. Physical activity and health Laura McGowan, Angela Devereux-Fitzgerald, Rachael Powell and David French; 15. Risk perception Baruch Fischhoff; 16. Sexual behaviour and health Natalie Edelman, Elaney Youssef, Carrie Llewellyn and Paul Flowers; 17. Help-seeking Suzanne Scott; 18. Medically unexplained symptoms Trudi Chalder and Claire Willis; 19. Pain Dennis Turk and Tasha B. Murphy; 20. Symptom perception Keith Petrie and Elizabeth Broadbent; 21. The placebo effect Irving Kirsch; 22. The nocebo effect Keith Petrie and Kate MacKrill; 23. Adherence to treatment Rob Horne; 24. Beliefs and perceptions of health and illness Yael Benyamini and Howard Leventhal; 25. Coping with chronic illness Keith Petrie and Annie S. K. Jones; 26. Coping Charles Carver; 27. Dyadic coping with illness Tracey A. Revenson and Mariët Hagedoorn; 28. Emotions and health Daryl O'Connor and Nicola Gartland; 29. Personality and health Dietlinde Heilmayr and Howard Friedman; 30. Preparing patients for coping with stressful medical procedures Yael Benyamini; 31. Psychoneuroimmunology Kimberly G. Lockwood, Catherine P. Walsh, Elizabeth A. Bachen and Anna L. Marsland; 32. Social relationships Bert Uchino, Robert G. Kent de Grey, Sierra Cronan and Ryan Trettevik; 33. Stigma Lauren K. O'Connor and Phillip Yanos; 34. Stress Julie Turner-Cobb and Evangelos Katsampouris; 35. Armed conflict and health Bayard Roberts; 36. Domestic and intimate partner violence Lorna O'Doherty; 37. Migration, displacement and health Chesmal Siriwardhana and Kolitha Wickramage; 38. Rape and sexual assault Ibitola Asaolu and Mary P. Koss; 39. Brain imaging and function Hugo Critchley and Natasha Sigala; 40. Diagnostic interviews for assessment of mental disorders in clinical practice Richard Rogers, Margot M. Williams and Peggilee Wupperman; 41. Disability assessment Trey Armstrong and Timothy Elliott; 42. Health and illness cognitions Elizabeth Broadbent; 43. Health status and quality of life assessment Ann Bowling; 44. IQ testing Robert Sternberg; 45. Mood assessment Anne Fritzson, Mija Lieberman and Michele M. Tugade; 46. Neuropsychological assessment Sophie Betka and Hugo Critchley; 47. Pain assessment. Amanda C de C Williams; 48. Patient outcomes monitoring Jose Valderas; 49. Psychoneuroimmunology assessment Catie Walsh, Kimberly G. Lockwood, Elizabeth A. Bachen and Anna L. Marsland; 50. Social support assessment Julie Chronister; 51. Stress and coping assessment Julie Turner-Cobb and Tamsyn Hawken; 52. Behaviour therapy Gerald Davison and Lauren Garcia; 53. Biofeedback Robert Gatchel and Carl Noe; 54. Chronic pain management Whitney Scott and Lance McCracken; 55. Cognitive behaviour therapy Andrew Eagle and Michael Worrell; 56. Cognitive behavioural couple therapy Michael Worrell; 57. Community based interventions Kenneth Heller and Mary F. Wyman; 58. Counselling Robert Bor and Carina Eriksen; 59. Group therapy Peter Hajek; 60. Health behaviour change interventions Sarah Denford, Charles Abraham, Van Beurden, Smith and Morgan-Trimmer; 61. Health promotion Gerjo Kok and Robert A. C. Ruiter; 62. Hypnosis Michael Heap; 63. Mindfulness Jean Kristeller; 64. Motiv

Carrie D. Llewellyn is Reader in Applied Behavioural Medicine in the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex. Susan Ayers is Professor of Maternal and Child Health, at the Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research in the School of Health Sciences, City, University of London. Chris McManus is Professor of Psychology and Medical Education, in the Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London. Stanton Newman is Professor of Health Psychology, and Vice-President (International) at City, University of London. Keith J. Petrie is Professor of Health Psychology at Auckland University Medical School, New Zealand. Tracey A. Revenson is Professor in the Department of Psychology, at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. John Weinman is Professor of Psychology as applied to Medicines, at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London.

'Are you looking for a one-stop resource on health psychology? This is it. Assessment, interventions, behavior, coping, development, and prevention efforts are all comprehensively covered. Aimed at a diverse professional audience, this content provides a sophisticated, international perspective on the emerging field that lies at the intersection of psychology, health, and medicine.' Karina W. Davidson, Columbia University Medical Center

• 1. Developmental influences on health Julie Turner Cobb and Tara J. Cheetham; 2. Lifecourse perspective and health Ilene Siegler and Christin M. Ogle; 3. Disability and health Timothy Elliott and Trey W. Armstrong; 4. Social factors and health Sasha Scambler; 5. Gender and health Richard De Visser; 6. Sexual orientation and health David Frost; 7. Occupation and health Aditya Jain and Stavroula Leka; 8. Environment and health Giyoung Park and Garry Evans; 9. Immigration and health Ana Abraido-Lanza and Adria Armbrister; 10. Socioeconomic status and health Jennifer McGowan and Lion Shahab; 11. Addictive behaviours Robert West and Harveen Ubhi; 12. Eating behaviour Jane Ogden; 13. Models of health behaviour Mark Conner; 14. Physical activity and health Laura McGowan, Angela Devereux-Fitzgerald, Rachael Powell and David French; 15. Risk perception Baruch Fischhoff; 16. Sexual behaviour and health Natalie Edelman, Elaney Youssef, Carrie Llewellyn and Paul Flowers; 17. Help-seeking Suzanne Scott; 18. Medically unexplained symptoms Trudi Chalder and Claire Willis; 19. Pain Dennis Turk and Tasha B. Murphy; 20. Symptom perception Keith Petrie and Elizabeth Broadbent; 21. The placebo effect Irving Kirsch; 22. The nocebo effect Keith Petrie and Kate MacKrill; 23. Adherence to treatment Rob Horne; 24. Beliefs and perceptions of health and illness Yael Benyamini and Howard Leventhal; 25. Coping with chronic illness Keith Petrie and Annie S. K. Jones; 26. Coping Charles Carver; 27. Dyadic coping with illness Tracey A. Revenson and Mariët Hagedoorn; 28. Emotions and health Daryl O'Connor and Nicola Gartland; 29. Personality and health Dietlinde Heilmayr and Howard Friedman; 30. Preparing patients for coping with stressful medical procedures Yael Benyamini; 31. Psychoneuroimmunology Kimberly G. Lockwood, Catherine P. Walsh, Elizabeth A. Bachen and Anna L. Marsland; 32. Social relationships Bert Uchino, Robert G. Kent de Grey, Sierra Cronan and Ryan Trettevik; 33. Stigma Lauren K. O'Connor and Phillip Yanos; 34. Stress Julie Turner-Cobb and Evangelos Katsampouris; 35. Armed conflict and health Bayard Roberts; 36. Domestic and intimate partner violence Lorna O'Doherty; 37. Migration, displacement and health Chesmal Siriwardhana and Kolitha Wickramage; 38. Rape and sexual assault Ibitola Asaolu and Mary P. Koss; 39. Brain imaging and function Hugo Critchley and Natasha Sigala; 40. Diagnostic interviews for assessment of mental disorders in clinical practice Richard Rogers, Margot M. Williams and Peggilee Wupperman; 41. Disability assessment Trey Armstrong and Timothy Elliott; 42. Health and illness cognitions Elizabeth Broadbent; 43. Health status and quality of life assessment Ann Bowling; 44. IQ testing Robert Sternberg; 45. Mood assessment Anne Fritzson, Mija Lieberman and Michele M. Tugade; 46. Neuropsychological assessment Sophie Betka and Hugo Critchley; 47. Pain assessment. Amanda C de C Williams; 48. Patient outcomes monitoring Jose Valderas; 49. Psychoneuroimmunology assessment Catie Walsh, Kimberly G. Lockwood, Elizabeth A. Bachen and Anna L. Marsland; 50. Social support assessment Julie Chronister; 51. Stress and coping assessment Julie Turner-Cobb and Tamsyn Hawken; 52. Behaviour therapy Gerald Davison and Lauren Garcia; 53. Biofeedback Robert Gatchel and Carl Noe; 54. Chronic pain management Whitney Scott and Lance McCracken; 55. Cognitive behaviour therapy Andrew Eagle and Michael Worrell; 56. Cognitive behavioural couple therapy Michael Worrell; 57. Community based interventions Kenneth Heller and Mary F. Wyman; 58. Counselling Robert Bor and Carina Eriksen; 59. Group therapy Peter Hajek; 60. Health behaviour change interventions Sarah Denford, Charles Abraham, Van Beurden, Smith and Morgan-Trimmer; 61. Health promotion Gerjo Kok and Robert A. C. Ruiter; 62. Hypnosis Michael Heap; 63. Mindfulness Jean Kristeller; 64. Motiv