Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care

This thoroughly revised second edition ofSocial and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care offers a comprehensive overview of the social-economic aspects of pharmaceutical care. This new edition provides both the pharmacy student and practitioner with established principles from the social and behavioral sciences, along with current findings and examples of cases and reports of applications of these principles. Theoretical models and practical examples are included to elaborate the pharmacist's role in identifying patients’ non-compliant behavior and managing drug-related problems. This valuable text includes clinical, economic, and humanistic considerations that are essential to pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists. This essential text also features a special focus on public health and the involvement of caregivers in facilitating behavioral change. 

Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care, Second Edition will help readers consider how organizations and social systems impact patient experiences with medications, contributing to an improved system of pharmaceutical practice and care. 

"...a useful tool in introducing the social and behavioral concepts of pharmaceutical and healthcare to students, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers. Given the challenges that exist in providing even basic healthcare and pharmaceutical care to specific constituencies of the underinsured and growing elderly populations, the updates in this edition that include discussions on public policy, epidemiology, and ethical issues are relevant and timely."
- Dennis K Constan, PharmD
Temple University Health System - Northeastern Hospital

Table of Contents

Part  I  Interpretation of the Health Problem and Need for Treatment
  Section  A  Concepts of Health and Illness
    Chapter  1  Definitions and Meaning of Health and Illness
    Chapter  2  Social Epidemiology
  Section  B  Models and Frameworks for Health and Illness Behaviors
    Chapter  3  Individual and Interpersonal Models of Health and Illness Behavior
    Chapter  4  Health Disparities: International Perspectives
  Section  C  Ecological Models for Change in Health and Illness Behaviors
    Chapter  5  Health Promotion – Program Planning and Evaluation
Part  II  Approaches to Resolve Health Problems
  Section  A  Behavioral Medicine
    Chapter  6  Behavioral Medicine
  Section  B  Focus on the Pharmacy Profession
    Chapter  7  Professional Socialization of Pharmacists
    Chapter  8  Organizational Change
  Section  C  Treatment Planning and Participation
    Chapter  9  Prescribing Behavior
    Chapter  10  Patient Decision Making: Responses to Illness and Treatment
    Chapter  11  Interpersonal Communication for Pharmaceutical Care
    Chapter  12  Pharmaceutical Care: Incorporating the Needs and Perspectives of Caregivers
  Section  D  Evaluating Patient Medication Use Behavior and Need for Change
    Chapter  13  Psychological Aspects of Medication Adherence
    Chapter  14  Facilitating Behavioral Change
    Chapter  15  Patient-Reported Outcomes of Drug Therapy
Part  III  Targeting Care of Specific Patients
    Chapter  16  Children, Adolescents, and Medicines
    Chapter  17  Social, Behavioral, and Economic Aspects of Medication Use in Older Adults
    Chapter  18  Death and Dying
    Chapter  19  Care for Individuals with Mental Illness
    Chapter  20  Medication Use Among Culturally Diverse Patients
Part  IV  Public Policy Perspectives on Medical Practices
    Chapter  21  A Psychosocial Approach to Medication Errors
    Chapter  22  Ethical Issues Influencing Public Policy Initiatives

About the Author(s)

• Nathaniel M. Rickles, PharmD, PhD - Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Northeastern University
• Albert I. Wertheimer, PhD, RPh, MBA - Director, Center for Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, Temple University School of Pharmacy
  
• Mickey C. Smith