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<b>The SAGE Handbook of Health Psychology</b> represents a landmark work in the field, gathering together in a single volume contributions from an internationally renowned group of scholars. It provides a definitive, one-stop, authoritative guide to the major themes and debates in health psychology, both past and present, and should in time become a classic reference work for a wide, international readership. </p> <p></p> <p>Its coverage is comprehensive, both traditional and innovative, and reflects the latest in global health psychology research from a wide perspective. This includes the latest work in epidemiology of health and illness, health-related cognitions, chronic illness, interventions in changing health behaviour, research methods in health psychology and biological mechanisms of health and disease. As a result its potential as an authoritative entry point to those new to the discipline as well as those already working inside it is very high. Given its breadth of content and accessibility, the<b> Handbook</b> will be indispensable for advanced students as well as researchers.</p> <p></p> <p>Expertly organized by editors of international stature, and authored by a similar team of luminaries in the field, this single volume <b>Handbook</b> is an essential purchase for individuals and librarians worldwide.</p> <p><b></p> <p>Advisory Editors:</p> <p></b></p> <p>Professor Karen Matthews PhD</p> <p>University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine</p> <p></p> <p>Prof. Dr. Ralf Schwarzer</p> <p>Freie Universität Berlin</p> <p></p> <p>Professor Shelley Taylor PhD </p> <p>UCLA</p> <p></p> <p>Professor Jane Wardle</p> <p>University College London</p> <p></p> <p>Professor Robert West</p> <p>St. George's Hospital Medical School