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Now in its third edition, this authoritative handbook offers a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of work and health psychology. Updated edition of a highly successful handbook Focuses on the applied aspects of work and health psychology New chapters cover emerging themes in this rapidly growing  field Prestigious team of editors and contributors

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This excellent book helps readers understand how difficulties arise in the workplace and focuses on prevention of problems. It is practical, easy to read, and gives recommendations for positive change. The book covers many different topics, both on the individual and organizational level. It ends with encouraging the organization to become healthy, while maximizing profits, productivity, and employee sense of well ]being. The third edition incorporates new research findings and has new contributors who focus on intervention and prevention. (Doody's, June 2010)

Recommended for academic collections, upper-division undergraduate and above, as well as professional libraries. (CHOICE, September 2010) This excellent book helps readers understand how difficulties arise in the workplace and focuses on prevention of problems. It is practical, easy to read, and gives recommendations for positive change. The book covers many different topics, both on the individual and organizational level. It ends with encouraging the organization to become healthy, while maximizing profits, productivity, and employee sense of well?]being. The third edition incorporates new research findings and has new contributors who focus on intervention and prevention. (Doody's, June 2010)

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Cary L. Cooper CBE is Pro Vice Chancellor for External Relations and Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University. He is Chair of The Sunningdale Institute in the National School of Government, Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences, President of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and Editor of the journal Stress and Health. James Campbell Quick is John and Judy Goolsby Distinguished Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, and Visiting Professor at Lancaster University Management School. His numerous honours include the 2002 Harry and Miriam Levinson Award from the APF/APA Division 13, and the Legion of Merit from the United States Air Force. James has over 100 publications available in ten languages. Marc J. Schabracq teaches courses on work and health psychology at the University of Amsterdam and is an independent organizational consultant in human aspects of production and change in both profit and non-profit organizations. He has produced more than 20 scholarly and professional books on psychology, as well as more than 100 articles and book chapters.

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