| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 407 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Basic research on the psychobiology of intimate relationships / Thomas Groth, Gabriele Fehm-Wolfsdorf and Kurt Hahlweg -- Coronary heart disease and couples / Lynn A. Rankin-Esquer, Allison Deeter, and C. Barr Taylor -- Couples coping with respiratory disorders / Karen B. Schmaling and Niloofar Afari -- Rheumatic illness and relationships : coping as a joint venture / Sharon Danoff-Burg and Tracey A. Revenson -- Couples and coping with cancer : helping each other through the night / W. Kim Halford, Jennifer L. Scott, and Jill Smythe -- Couples with HIV/AIDS / Seth C. Kalichman -- Couples and chronic pain -- Lauren Schwartz and Dawn M. Ehde -- Couples and premenstrual syndrome : patterns as moderators of symptoms? / Andrew Jones ... [et al.] -- Couples facing fertility problems / Lauri A. Pasch and Andrew Christensen -- Alcohol problems and couples : drinking in an intimate relational context / Linda J. Roberts and Kirsten D. Linney -- Couple approaches to smoking cessation / Carleton A. Palmer, Donald H. Baucom, and Colleen M. McBride -- When the bough breaks : the relationship between chronic illness in children and couple functioning / Rebecca Gaither, Kristin Bingen, and Joyce Hopkins. |
| Summary |
With the majority of adults involved in intimate relationships and chronic illness on the rise, the impact of illness on couples has become a significant area of psychological research and clinical practice. This book, representing the emerging field of the psychology of couples, examines the juncture of psychology and medicine. To begin to address how illness affects relationships, as well as how relationships influence illness, the book presents recent empirical data from psychologists who study and work with couples. Contributors explore biological and immunological research; specific illnesses, such as cancer; organ systems, such as the respiratory system; and health-related behaviors, such as smoking. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Form |
Also issued in print. |
| Issued By |
Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Married people -- Health and hygiene.
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Unmarried couples -- Health and hygiene.
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Intimacy (Psychology) -- Health aspects.
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Sick -- Family relationships.
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Spouses -- health and hygiene.
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Single Person -- health and hygiene.
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| Added Author |
Schmaling, Karen B.
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Sher, Tamara Goldman.
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American Psychological Association.
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| Other Form: |
Psychology of couples and illness (print) (DLC) 99059782 |
| ISBN |
1557986495 (print) |
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9781557986498 (print) |
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