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Risk, communication and health psychology
- Title
- Risk, communication and health psychology / Dianne C. Berry.
- Author
- Berry, Dianne.
- Publication
- Maidenhead, Berkshire [England] ; New York, NY : Open University Press, 2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | RA423.2 .B477 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 173 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Using examples from disciplines including psychology, sociology, health, medicine, pharmacy, statistics and business and management, this book is key reading for students who need to understand the effect of risk in health psychology as well as for health professionals interested in doctor-patient communication, informed consent and patient welfare."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Health psychology
- Uniform Title
- Health psychology
- Subject
- Health risk communication
- Health risk assessment
- Communication in medicine
- Medicine and psychology
- Risk
- Patient education
- Physician and patient
- Misinformation
- 44.07 behavioral medicine
- 05.12 communication processes
- Risk
- Physician and patient
- Patient education
- Medicine and psychology
- Communication in medicine
- Health risk assessment
- Health risk communication
- Medische psychologie
- Arts-patiënt-relatie
- Risk communication
- Behavioral Medicine
- Communication
- Patient Education as Topic
- Physician-Patient Relations
- Health Status Indicators
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [144]-166) and indexes.
- Contents
- 1. An introduction to risk communication in health -- 2. Defining and explaining risk -- 3. Communicating probabilistic information -- 4. Understanding and influencing people's health behaviours -- 5. Communicating information about health and treatment -- 6. Patient information leaflets and the provision of written information -- 7. Other risk scales and tools for aiding understanding of health-related information -- 8. Conclusions and future challenges.
- ISBN
- 0335213510 (pbk)
- 0335213529
- 9780335213528
- 9780335213511
- 9780335213153
- 0335213154
- 9780335224265
- 0335224261
- 0335213150 (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- ocm55994749
- 55994749
- SCSB-9717511
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library