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Albery , I.P., & Munafo, M. (2008). Defining health psychology. Key concepts in health psychology (1st ed.) SAGE Publications .
Provides a general overview of health psychology.

Rohleder, P. (2012). Introduction: critical issues in clinical and health psychology. In Critical issues in clinical and health psychology (pp. 1-16). SAGE Publications Ltd
This introductory chapter provides an overview of the most important factors to consider with regards to physical and mental health and disability.

Rüdell K, & Diefenbach MA. (2008). Current issues and new directions in psychology and health: culture and health psychology. Why health psychologists should care about culture. Psychology & Health, 23(4), 387–390.
Discusses the importance of considering culture in the field of health psychology.

Rohleder, P. (2012). Gender. In Critical issues in clinical and health psychology (pp. 121-148). SAGE Publications Ltd.
A deeper examination of how gender impacts several critical areas of health psychology.

De Visser, R. (2016). Health psychology [Video]. SAGE Video.
This video provides an overview of the key components of models of behavior change, discusses how to motivate people to change behavior change, and describes how social support can help facilitate behavior change.