Methods and issues--introduction--Behavioral epidemiology--Understanding and changing health behaviors--The health care system--Compliance with medical regimens--Life stress--Stress and coping--Social support--Chronic lllnesses--Pain and arthritis--Diabetes--Cardiovascular diseases--Cancer--The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)--Injury,violence,and substance abuse--Health behavior and health promotion--Dietary risk factors and interventions--Physical activity--Smoking--Obesity--Person factors:personality and demobraphic influences on health--Community interventions --Summary--For those interested in more information about the field of health psychology

1. Clinical health psychology