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RR 2013/266 Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine Editor-in-chief Marc D. Geliman Springer New York, NY 2012 ISBN 978 1 4381 3592 7 URL: www.springer.com/medicine/book/978-1 -4419-1004-2 Last visited May 2013 £1,070.41 $1,350 Also available in print as a 4 vol. set (ISBN 9781 4419 1004 2 £899.50 $1,350) and as a print and electronic bundle ISBN 978 1 4419 1005 9 £1,125 $1,700
Keywords Behaviour, Electronic media, Encyclopedias, Medical care
Review DOI 10.1108/RR-05-2013-0108
The Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine is not the first of its kind, but it is certainly the most comprehensive, and the most current. Intended to be a complete guide to the many aspects of behavioural medicine, the encyclopedia touches on a vast array of areas (some 2,700 topics) that apply to behavioural medicine. Some of the topics covered are medications, psychological and psychiatric issues, medical and psychological practices, alternative medicines and the medical conditions and illnesses that behavioural medicine attempts to address. Also covered are biographical details of prominent and historical people in the field including their innovations and writing.
The information found in this encyclopedia is accurate and well cited. Concurrent and in agreement with other scholarly texts that cover the same topics, there were no significant differences between the information in other works and that presented in the encyclopedia. The encyclopedia has, however, been updated and contains much added information to match the latest research. While the articles aren't especially lengthy, they do cover the most salient points of each topic, and they present a wealth of other reading that would leave even the most seasoned professional better informed.