Imagined interactions (IIs) can be used as a type of self-therapy when dealing with stress and trauma. We often have IIs in terms of flashbacks as portrayed in movies. It is hoped that this volume wil
Imagined interactions (IIs) can be used as a type of self-therapy when dealing with stress and trauma. We often have IIs in terms of flashbacks as portrayed in movies. It is hoped that this volume wil
Patienthood and Communication is an engagingly personal narrative detailing the author’s experience living with, and adapting to, a degenerative and incurable eye disease (MacTel). Beyond the personal
Patienthood and Communication is an engagingly personal narrative detailing the author’s experience living with, and adapting to, a degenerative and incurable eye disease (MacTel). Beyond the personal
There is growing emphasis in Health Communication on the study of communication processes that aim to change systems, policies, beliefs, attitudes, and/or behaviors for the betterment of the health of
Communication and health researchers from the US offer 27 chapters on health communication research measures. They detail social science constructs and ways of measuring them, focusing on communicatio
This volume presents state-of-the-art reporting on how to measure many of the key variables in health communication. While the focus is on quantitative measures, the editors argue that these measures
This book is the Winner of the OSCLG Outstanding Book Award The loss of a desired pregnancy or the inability to experience pregnancy are intensely personal phenomena; these losses are also, in our c
Drawing on her experiences in a hospital emergency department and hospice in Colorado, the author describes the daily communication between healthcare providers, patients, and families at the end of l
Editors Silverman and Baglia present readers with a collection of first-person narratives regarding the experience of pregnancy loss. The contributions that make up the main body of the text are organ
Editors Honeycutt, Sawyer, and Keaton offer this collection of studies on the impact of social interactions on physiological health, divided into sections addressing cardiovascular, immunological/hema
This accessible, detailed overview is for undergraduate students and scholars in communication, public health practitioners, and policy makers. Contributors in communication, preventive medicine, and
Despite the widely recognized toll of tobacco and increasing action to curb tobacco use (e.g., increased excise taxes, smoking bans), smoking continues. Numerous messages about tobacco, smoking, and h
Kim (communication, University of Louisiana) offers global and local perspectives on creating and evaluating health communication interventions in diverse cultural contexts. Chapters are grouped accor
Linking the persistence of global health disparities to breakdowns in communication processes and limited access to relevant health information, Dutta (communications and new media, National U. of Sin
Promotion of healthy behaviors and prevention of disease are inextricably linked to cultural understandings of health and well-being. Health communication scholarship and practice can substantially an
Over the last five decades, the gap between the haves and have-nots has consistently increased in the realm of access to healthcare services among different sectors of society: from quality of healthc
Inspired by recent work in positive psychology, Positive Communication in Health and Wellness gives scholarly attention to what’s going right in people’s communication lives. The book harnesses a disp
Defining and describing positive communication from an interdisciplinary perspective, Pitts (communication, University of Arizona) and Socha (communication, Old Dominion University) explore how positi
The study of health information seeking has become increasingly important in recent years due to the growing emphasis on the consumer/client relationship in the health arena. This trend implies a shif
In this text for researchers, advanced undergraduate and graduate students in health communication, and practitioners in health promotion, health education, and health marketing, Johnson and Case (com
When family members experience a diagnosis of a chronic disease (e.g., cancer) or a health crisis (e.g., postpartum depression), not only the diagnosed individuals but entire families experience immed
