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To request review copies [email protected] Back to contents 164 Psychology The Handbook of Stress and Health A Guide to Research and Practice Cary L. Cooper & James Campbell Quick University of Manchester, UK; University of Texas at Arlington, USA ISBN: 978-1-118-99377-4 | Mar 2017 | 690PP Stress is linked to seven of the ten leading causes of death in developed nations, yet, paradoxically, successful adaptation to stress can enable individuals to flourish. The Handbook of Stress and Health is a comprehensive and authoritative work that brings together and explores state-of-the-art research on the link between stress and health outcomes. It covers theories connecting stress to ill health; moderating factors; intervention studies to minimize the effects of stress; and preventative strategies to enhance well-being across a range of contexts including the family, workplace and community. Specific coverage includes stress and cancer, humor in the workplace, sleep and well-being, burnout and engagement, stress and disturbed eating, and socioeconomic inequities in health. •• Offers the most authoritative resource available, discussing a range of stress theories as well as theories on preventative stress management and how to enhance well-being •• Timely given that stress is linked to seven of the ten leading causes of death in developed nations •• Contributors are an international panel of authoritative researchers and practitioners in the various specialty subjects addressed within the work About the Authors Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Professor, Manchester Business School, UK, is author of more than 160 books and 400 articles. He is Editor of several journals, Founding President of the British Academy of Management, Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences, and President of Relate. James Campbell Quick, University of Texas at Arlington and University of Manchester, is Vice President of the Clan Campbell Educational Foundation.


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