Handbook of occupational health and wellness /

This book integrates the growing clinical research evidence related to the emerging transdisciplinary field of occupational health and wellness. It includes a wide range of important topics, ranging from current conceptual approaches to health and wellness in the workplace, to common problems in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gatchel, Robert J., 1947-, Schultz, Izabela Z., 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer Science + Business Media, c2012
New York : ©2012
Series:Handbooks in health, work, and disability
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Table of Contents:
  • INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  • Conceptual Approaches to Occupational Health and Wellness: An Overview / Robert J. Gatchel, Nancy D. Kishino
  • Theories of Psychological Stress at Work / Philip J. Dewe, Michael P. O'Driscoll, Cary L. Cooper
  • The Growth of Occupational Health Psychology / Heather Graham, Krista J. Howard, Angela Liegey Dougall
  • MAJOR SYMPTOMS AND DISORDERS IN THE WORKPLACE
  • Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Pain / Ann Marie Hernandez, Alan L. Peterson.
  • Cardiovascular Disease and the Workplace / Alexandra L. Terrill, John P. Garofalo
  • Challenges Related to Mental Health in the Workplace / Carolyn S. Dewa, Marc Corbière, Marie-José Durand, Jennifer Hensel
  • Cancer Survivors and Work / Michal C. Moskowitz, Briana L. Todd, Michael Feuerstein
  • The Problem of Absenteeism and Presenteeism in the Workplace / Krista J. Howard, Jeffrey T. Howard, Alessa F. Smyth
  • Occupational Burnout / Cindy A. McGeary, Donald D. McGeary
  • Primary and Secondary Prevention of Illness in the Workplace / Brian R. Theodore
  • Organizational Aspects of Work Accommodation and Retention in Mental Health / Izabela Z. Schultz, Terry Krupa, E. Sally Rogers, Alanna Winter
  • PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION METHODS
  • Employee Assistance Programs: Evidence and Current Trends / Mark Attridge
  • RESEARCH, EVALUATION, DIVERSITY & PRACTICE
  • Epidemiological Methods for Determining Potential Occupational Health and Illness Issues / J. Mark Melhorn, Charles N. Brooks, Shirley Seaman
  • Program Evaluation of Prevention and Intervention Methods / Richard C. Robinson, John P. Garofalo, Pamela Behnk
  • Gender and Cultural Considerations in the Workplace / Nicolette Lopez, Hollie Pellosmaa, Pablo Mora
  • Addressing Occupational Workplace Issues "In Action": An Ongoing Study of Nursing Academic Program Directors / Ronda Mintz-Binder
  • Occupational Health and Wellness: Current Status and Future Directions / Robert J. Gatchel
  • Self-medication and Illicit Drug Use in the Workplace / Fong Chan, Ebonee Johnson, Emma K. Hiatt, Chih Chin Chou
  • Beyond the Playground: Bullying in the Workplace and Its Relation to Mental and Physical Health Outcomes / Madeline Rex-Lear, Jennifer M. Knack, Lauri A. Jensen-Campbell
  • EVALUATION OF OCCUPATIONAL CAUSES AND RISKS TO WORKERS' HEALTH
  • Promoting Mental Health Within Workplaces / Bonnie Kirsh, Rebecca Gewurtz
  • Workplace Injury and Illness, Safety Engineering, Economics and Social Capital / Henry P. Cole
  • The Role of Work Schedules in Occupational Health and Safety / Jeanne M. Geiger-Brown, Clark J. Lee
  • Work-Family Balance Issues and Work-Leave Policies / Rosalind B. King, Georgia Karuntzos, Lynne M. Casper
  • Workers' Compensation and Its Potential for Perpetuation of Disability / Michael E. Schatman
  • PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION METHODS
  • Health and Wellness Promotion in the Workplace / William S. Shaw, Silje E. Reme, Cécile R.L. Boot
  • Stress Reduction Programmes for the Workplace / Tores Theorell