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Psychology for Addressing Global Health Challenges / by Serena Barello.
Springer Nature - Springer Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0) eBooks 2025 English International Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barello, Serena, Author.
- Series:
- Behavioral Science and Psychology Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychology.
- Clinical health psychology.
- Medicine and psychology.
- Mental health.
- Public health.
- Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.
- Health Psychology.
- Behavioral Medicine.
- Mental Health.
- Public Health.
- Local Subjects:
- Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.
- Health Psychology.
- Behavioral Medicine.
- Mental Health.
- Public Health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XVII, 92 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.
- Summary:
- Psychology for Addressing Global Health Challenges is conceived as a pioneering volume that delves into the nexus between psychology and the paramount global health challenges of our era. With a deep focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this book is strategically crafted to empower psychologists, researchers, health practitioners, health managers and policy makers with the knowledge and tools essential for addressing pressing health issues on a global scale. By concentrating on the unique interplay between psychological factors and the health landscape, the volume seeks to equip students and professionals with actionable insights and evidence-based psychologically-rooted strategies for designing effective and human-centered interventions, and interdisciplinary insights to promote a systems-thinking approach to global health challenges. The primary objective is to harness the power of psychological science to foster positive behavioural change and sustainable practices, ultimately contributing to the advancement of a more equitable and sustainable world.
- Contents:
- PART I. FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY IN GLOBAL HEALTH
- 1. Psychological frameworks for understanding global health
- 2. Psychology’s contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- 3. Key psychological theories for global health interventions
- PART 2. APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE SCENARIOS
- 4. Psychological research contributions to urgent global health challenges for the next decade
- 5. Psychological methods for advancing sustainable health
- 6. A call to action for psychologists in global health.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 3-031-88408-6
- OCLC:
- 1518425440
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