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A clinical handbook that pays equal respect to the child, adult, and geriatric populations
Each of the three major sections has a chapter devoted to cross-cultural issues
A chapter devoted to treatment resources (websites, self-help materials, suggested readings) is included
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Child and Adolescent Obesity Applications
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Treating Obesity in the Adult and Elderly Populations
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Treatment Resources for Providers
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Reviews
From the reviews:
"It is a handbook that is organized with a life-span focus. The individual chapters are mostly well written … . the editors have also included a list of helpful resource references and Web-based resources. … Overall, this handbook is a welcome source of information that succinctly reviews current evidence and practical recommendations for treating obese patients. … James and Linton’s handbook will be a useful text in the classroom. Physicians and health psychologists will find this handbook a valuable source of information." (Philip Knowles, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 54 (26), July, 2009)
About the authors
Larry James, Ph.D, ABPP, is the Dean School of Professional Psychology Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA. Previously a chair of the Department of Psychology at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu . He also holds adjunct appointments at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine, Howard University Hospital, University of West Florida, American School of Professional Psychology, University of Hawaii, and Hawaii Pacific University. He is President-elect of the American Board of Health Psychology, on the Board of Trustees of the American Board of Professional Psychology, on the Board of Directors of Division 38 (Health Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, and a member of the Presidential Task Force on Psychological Ethics and National Security. He is an Associate Editor on the Journal of Military Psychology (Division 19 of the American Psychological Association) and has received numerous professional, military, and athletic honors.
John Linton, Ph.D, ABPP is Vice Chair and Professor in the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University School of Medicine. In addition, he serves as Director of Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology, Director of Medical Education, and Chief Psychologist at the same institution. He is on the APA Council of Representatives for 2007-2010, is an APA/Red Cross state disaster mental health coordinator, and is President (2006) of the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (a section of Division 12 of APA). From 1979 through 1994 he was Editor of The Health Psychologist.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Obesity Intervention for the Lifespan
Editors: John C. Linton, Larry James
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78305-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-78304-8Published: 23 October 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-78305-5Published: 10 December 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 143
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Health Psychology, Primary Care Medicine, Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry