Introduction
PART ONE: THE DOCTOR AS A SCHOLAR AND A SCIENTIST
An Introduction to Health and Illness in Society
Using Psychology to Help Your Medical Practice
The Interaction of Psychological Factors with Illness, Disease and Treatment
The Sociology of Health and Illness
Populations, Health and Disease
Promoting and Improving Health at a Population Level
PART TWO: APPLYING KNOWLEDGE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE
Scientific Methods and Critical Appraisal
Activity Limitation and Disability
Pulling It All Together

There is more to a person than a particular symptom or disease: patients are individuals but they are not isolated, they are part of a family, a community, an environment, and all these factors can affect in many different ways how they manage health and illness. This book provides an introduction to population, sociological and psychological influences on health and delivery of healthcare in the UK and will equip today's medical students with the knowledge required to be properly prepared for clinical practice in accordance with the outcomes of Tomorrow's Doctors.