Main description:

* The volume provides a holistic understanding of the state of health psychology in the Indian context.
* It brings to light a spectrum of new perspectives to health and diseases that include psychological measures as preventive steps, social dynamics that constitute a support system and psychosocial interventions.
* It will be of interest to students, teachers, and researchers of psychology, psychiatry, social psychology, sociology, social work across UK and US. It will also be useful for psychologists, sociologists, and professionals and practitioners of psychology, medical sciences, sociology, community health and other allied disciplines.

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