Behavior and Medicine [Paperback]

Danny Wedding (Editor), Us Senator Tom Daschle (Translator), Samuel O., M.D. Their (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2001 | ISBN-10: 0889372381 | ISBN-13: 978-0889372382 | Edition: 3rd

A behavioural science and psychology textbook, this resource has been updated and revised to take account of changes in emphasis and of the increased importance of psychology and behaviour in medical training and practice since the last edition. It includes works of art and poetry to provoke thought and interest and to illuminate the most important points. Its main features are: practical, clinical emphasis on the behavioural aspects vital to training and practice; contributions from leading educators at major medical faculties; numerous case examples, tables, charts and boxes for quick access to information; learning and examination aids, such as sample USMLE review questions after each section; and new chapters on alternative medicine, disability and cancer, as well as on psychopathology and how mental illness presents in primary care settings.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Dr. Wedding and his contributors have made an important contribution to the medical world with "Behavior and Medicine". -- US Senator Tom Daschle

About the Author

Danny Wedding, PhD, MPH, is Director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, Saint Louis, MO, and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO. He has been teachning behavioral science to medical students for many years. Other than being a passionate teacher, he is also a lover of fine art.

The other contributors to the book are all leading educators at major medical faculties, and include:

Andy Balas, John Beaton, Debra Bendell Estroff, Larry Bradley, Howard Brody, George Brown, John Carr, Rosalind Cartwright, Salvador Ceniceros, Steve Cody, Judith Cope, Barbara Cubic, Shirley Damrosch, Denny Davidson, Nancy Diehl, James Dietch, Carol Donley, Kristofer Hagglund, Lawrence Hartledge, Wendy Heller, Bryan R. Johnson, Brick Johnstone, Jeff Kelly, Martin Kohn, Joe Labarbara, David B. Larson, Susan S. Larson, John Linton, Leon McGahee, Sharon Murphy, Barry Nurcombe, John Ruark, Mark Savickas, Darlene Shaw, David Snyder, Harriet A. Squier, John Stone, George Ulett, Marie Veitia, Edward Walker, Fred Wolf, Peter Zeldow

Product Details

• Paperback: 484 pages
• Publisher: Hogrefe & Huber Pub; 3rd edition (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0889372381
• ISBN-13: 978-0889372382
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,763,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has it all!, October 10, 2001

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WearyReader (Salt Lake City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Behavior and Medicine (Paperback)

Although it is intended for medical students, this comprehensive book would be useful to a wide variety of readers. I am a psychologist and teach medical residents, and I think this book is a marvelous review of (as its title says) Behavior and Medicine. It's excellent for students because it includes sample Board exam questions, but it's excellent for more advanced professionals because it reviews the basics and provides good ideas for further reading. Phenomenal illustrations also. Often edited books are uneven in their coverage, but this one has overcome that problem. A gem!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but..., September 9, 2008

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C. Gorden - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Behavior and Medicine (Paperback)

Overall, this book is an enjoyable read. The information in it is useful for helping learn how to conduct a patient encounter and how to look at patients as a whole (applying the biopsychosocial model) as opposed to a single set of symptoms or a disease. For its reminder that medicine is not purely science and that the humanities are essential to making a good physician, this book deserves a lot of credit and praise.

Nevertheless, the glaringly awful typos found in every single chapter make me question whether this book had an editor or proofreader before it was put to press. I downgraded the book from 4 to 3 stars because of the haphazard presentation.

Again, a good read (and even better if you're not grammar-obsessed like I am). :)

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Valuable book, but..., February 13, 2011

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This review is from: Behavior and Medicine (Paperback)

I purchased this book for a clinical course. The content of the book is actually pretty engaging and relevant for clinicians who truly value the WHOLE patient. The only reasons I didn't give it 5 stars are:

1. The pages easily come out of the spine. This is the only textbook that I've had this issue with to this degree. Perhaps I just got a dud copy, or else the publisher needs to find a new printing company.

2. There's no online version available. Most textbooks now come with login codes to read the text online. The value of this text would be greater if buyers had that option.