Thursday, April 20, 2006

What the?

Yes, what is Health Psychology?

Granted, compared with more established psychological disciplines, Health Psychology might be a relative newcomer but the discipline has a pretty solid foundation in its origins in Clinical Psychology.

Focusing on the role of psychological factors in both health and illness, the practice of Health Psychology addresses both clinical and health promotion issues.

For more information on what Health Psychologists do, check out:

Health Psychology

This blog is intended to highlight areas of interest in Health Psychology.

I hope people will find this resource useful. Please use comments to enter discussion on anything that takes your interest.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the clear definition of health psychology!