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New Directions in Health Psychology
First Edition
Edited by:
- Ajit K. Dalal - Fulbright Scholar (1982), Retired Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad.
- Girishwar Misra - University of Delhi, India
Courses:
Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology
December 2011 | 504 pages | SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
New Directions in Health Psychology critically explores the psychological dimensions of health and well being in Indian cultural context.
Beginning with an analysis of the notion of health and well being, the book goes on to explore the strategies and identify the possible interventions that can be made to promote and facilitate health and well being in India. The discussion incorporates diverse domains ranging from physical to spiritual in which health is conceptualized. It also attends to the health needs of disadvantaged sections in the society, women in particular, and emphasizes on indigenous knowledge in the area of health.
Bringing together articles which are not easily available and providing an entirely new perspective, this book will attract a wide readership in the areas of social psychology, applied psychology, sociology, human development, anthropology, health psychology, clinical psychology and community development.
Beginning with an analysis of the notion of health and well being, the book goes on to explore the strategies and identify the possible interventions that can be made to promote and facilitate health and well being in India. The discussion incorporates diverse domains ranging from physical to spiritual in which health is conceptualized. It also attends to the health needs of disadvantaged sections in the society, women in particular, and emphasizes on indigenous knowledge in the area of health.
Bringing together articles which are not easily available and providing an entirely new perspective, this book will attract a wide readership in the areas of social psychology, applied psychology, sociology, human development, anthropology, health psychology, clinical psychology and community development.
Ajit K Dalal and Girishwar Misra
1: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS
R Srinivasa Murthi
M N Palsane and David J Lam
Durganand Sinha
Ashok K Srivastava and Girishwar Misra
2: SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL CONTEXT OF HEALTH
Namita Rangnathan
U Vindhya, A Kiranmayi and V Vajaylaxmi
Lina Kashyap
3: PERSPECTIVES ON HEALING
Sudhir Kakar
Jyoti Anand
R L Kapur
Alok Pandey
4: OVERCOMING DISTRESS
Namita Pande and Radha Krishna Naidu
Ajit K Dalal
Pasricha
Sweta Srivastava and Arvind Sinha
5: CHALLENGES AHEAD
Introduction Amar Kumar Singh
Sagar Sharma
Shalini Bharat
Damodar Suar