Pathways to Illness, Pathways to Health

• Main Authors: McGrady, Angele. (Author), Moss, Donald. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Family medicine.; Medicine.; Quality of Life.; Quality of Life > Research.; Psychology, clinical.; Psychology.; Health Psychology.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Quality of Life Research.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1379-1

Why is this person healthy when that one is ill? The trained provider is well schooled in the roles of genetics, environment, lifestyle choices, and pure luck in individuals' well-being. But now a groundbreaking new book clearly identifies the turning points that lead from wellness to disease--...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1: Basic Concepts of Health and Illness
• Introducing the Pathways Model
• Genetic Etiology of Illness
• Psychosocial Etiology of Illness
• Psychophysiological Etiology of Illness
• Assessment in the Pathways Model
• Interventions in the Pathways Model
• Part 2: Applications to Common Illnesses
• Substance Abuse Disorders
• Depression and Anxiety
• Diabetes and Obesity
• Hypertension and Syncope
• Headache and Back Pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Sleep Disorders
• Part 3: Personalizing the Path to Health and Wellness
• Simple Pathways to Health and Wellness
• Developing a Wellness Plan
• Seeking Professional Help.