Medical and Psychological Aspects of Sport and Exercise [Paperback]

David I. Mostofsky (Editor), Leonard D. Zaichkowsky (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2001

Two Boston University professors have assembled the best theorists and clinicians in the field to explore various ways that sport and exercise have been recognised as valuable therapeutic elements in treatment and rehabilitative settings. Chronic disorders in particular have shown themselves responsive to well designed programs of sport and exercise; a development of critical concern to our increasing ageing population. The book draws attention to the clinically significant interactions between psychological and physiological systems and the role of sport and exercise in dealing with cardiac respiratory and sundry nervous system immune system and endocrine disorders. The book responds to an urgent need expressed by many primary care physicians, health psychologists, sport psychologists and other educators and clinicians in medicine and allied health specialties. This book is the first to address the multifaceted multidisciplinary issues from the fields of science scholarship and clinical practice and place them in a single volume with the participation of truly eminent authors in the respective areas.

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About the Author

David L. Mostofsky is a professor of psychology at Boston University and holds associate appointments at several major medical institutions in the Boston area. A Charter Fellow of the Academy for Behavioral Medicine Research, he has been active in behavioral medicine for many years and has published numerous articles and books on a variety of topics in this area. He has been the recipient of many awards, including a Marshal Fund Award, an Einstein Award, an NIH/Fogarty Fellowship, and a Fulbright Fellowship.

Leonard D. Zaichkowsky is professor of education at Boston University and head of the graduate program in sport and exercise psychology. He is both past president and a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AAASP), a member of the United States Olympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry, and a certified consultant-AAASP. Len has published numerous articles and books on sport psychology and research design. In addition to his scholarly work he is a staff psychologist at New England Baptist Hospital and a consulting psychologist for the Boston Celtics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 289 pages
• Publisher: Fitness Information Technology (November 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188569329X
• ISBN-13: 978-1885693297
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #646,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)