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Health Psychology
The web site of Division 38, Health Psychology, of the American Psychological Association; includes a mission statement, publications, and links to many health psychology web sites.
( http://www.health-psych.org/ )
European Health Psychology Society
Explore European health psychology and links to many health psychology resources.
( http://www.ehps.net/ )
Behavioral Medicine
The web site of the Society of Behavioral Medicine with web links to many areas of behavioral medicine and on-line psychology journals.
( http://www.sbmweb.org/ )
American Psychosomatic Society
This society explores mind-body interaction in the maintenance of health and causation of disease. The society publishes Psychosomatic Medicine and you can read abstracts of current and past articles in the journal on-line at this site.
( http://www.psychosomatic.org/main_frame.html )
Men's and Women's Health
Internet links to information about men's and women's health.
( http://www.coolware.com/health/medical_reporter/health.html )
Stress
Explores such questions as: What is stress? How much can we control what happens to us? How does stress affect well-being, our body, and our health? What do people do when they experience stress? How can people maintain a healthy life style?
( http://www2.health-center.com/mentalhealth/stress/ )
Psychoneuroimmunology
Explores the role of psychological stress in the functioning of the immune system and health.
( http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/cancer/s96front/darkside.htm )
Psychoneuroimmunology Research
This web site gives you access to psychoneuroimmunology links, such as the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity and the Academy of Psychosomatic Research.
( http://www.pnirs.org/ )
Anger and Heart Disease
A review of recent research studies on anger and heart diseases is provided.
( http://www.driesen.com/anger_and_heart_disease.htm )
Coping Strategies
Explores a number of stress-building beliefs and helpful techniques for coping with stress.
( http://www3.sympatico.ca/cmha.toronto/stressindex.html )
Optimism
Includes abstracts of many research studies on optimistic thinking.
( http://www.valdosta.edu/~whuitt/psy702/bibliog/optimism.anb )
Self-Efficacy
This research paper deals with the topic of specificity in self-efficacy beliefs and outcomes.
( http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/aera2.html )
Assertive Behavior
Provides information about barriers to self-assertiveness, key aspects of being assertive, some items to help you determine how assertive you are, and the components of assertive behavior.
( http://www2.arkansas.net/%7Emom/pts6.html )
Stress Management
Covers a wide range of topics on stress management, including strategies for coping with stress.
( http://www.ivf.com/stress.html )
Biofeedback
This extensive web site on biofeedback explores what biofeedback means, its history, applications, and other aspects of the technique. Includes photographs of biofeedback sessions and printouts.
( http://www.epub.org.br/cm/n04/tecnologia/biofeed_i.htm )
Exercise
The web site of the Cooper Aerobic Institute, developed and directed by Kenneth Cooper, who created the concept of aerobic conditioning, includes information about fitness, wellness, and research.
( http://www.cooperaerobics.com/ )
Nutrition
The Tufts University Center on Nutrition Communication with extensive web links to information about many aspects of nutrition.
( http://navigator.tufts.edu/ )
Smoking/Tobacco Control: Smoking and Cancer
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have provided this material on smoking/tobacco control that includes such topics as secondhand smoking, smokeless tobacco, smoking and pregnancy, smoking cessation among recovering alcoholics, and tobacco use by women.
( http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ )
Smoking Cessation
Explore various strategies for smoking cessation, including nicotine replacement therapy and others.
( http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/ )
Reproductive Health Research
The web site of the Alan Guttmacher Institute with information about recent research on contraception, adolescent pregnancy, and other dimensions of sexuality.
( http://www.agi-usa.org/ )
AIDS and HIV
Information is provided about the nature of AIDS and HIV, including prevention and treatment.
( http://aids.about.com/ )
HIV/AIDS Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention web site on the prevention of HIV and AIDS with information about various prevention programs and risks to different populations.
( http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts.htm )







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