Health Psychology provides students with a critical, thought-provoking introduction to this rapidly expanding discipline. Written by some of the world's leading health psychologists, it clearly and critically outlines the major areas of theory and research. The textbook is divided into three sections, covering Health and Illness Behaviour, Process and Outcome in Illness, and Health Care Contexts and the Practice of Health Psychology. Within this structure, each chapter is authored by a leading expert in the subject, and stands alone as an overview of a particular area. All of the contributions have been carefully edited to make the book fully cohesive and integrated. The editors also provide an in-depth introduction to the field of health psychology and the volume as a whole.