Includes bibliographical references and index.

Definitions and meaning of health and illness / Marcus Droege, Sean T. Leonard, H. John Baldwin -- Social epidemiology / Candace Miller ... [et al.] -- Individual and interpersonal models of health and illness behavior / Susan J. Blalock, Ashley J. Beard, Stacie B. Dusetzina -- Health disparities : international perspectives / Janine Morgall Traulsen, Paul Bissell -- Health promotion : program planning and evaluation / Karen S. Hudmon -- Behavioral medicine / John M. Lonie, John Pappan -- Professional socialization of pharmacists / Gregory J. Higby -- Organizational change / Salisa Westrick -- Prescribing behavior / Kent E.M. Grove, Neil J. MacKinon, Ingrid Sketris -- Patient decision making : responses to illness and treatment / Nathaniel M. Rickles ... [et al.] -- Interpersonal communication for pharmaceutical care / Lourdes G. Planas -- Pharmaceutical care : incorporating the needs and perspectives of caregivers / Felicity Smith, Sally-Anne Francis, Paul L. Ranelli -- Psychosocial aspects of medication adherence / Kevin C. Farmer -- Facilitating behavioral change / Jan Kavookjian -- Patient-reported outcomes of drug therapy / Stephen Joel Coons, Jeffrey A. Johnson -- Children, adolescents, and medicines / Patricia J. Bush, Katri H�ameen-Anttila -- Social, behavioral, and economic aspects of medication use in older adults / Denise L. Orwig, Linda Gore Martin, Nicole J. Brandt -- Death and dying / Albert I. Wertheimer -- Caring for individuals with mental illness / Nathaniel M. Rickles -- Medication use among cultrually diverse patients / Ilene Abramson -- A psychosocial approach to medication errors / Elizabeth Flynn, Kraig L. Schell, Jenny O. Rickles -- Ethical issues influencing public policy initiatives / Robert I. Garis, Jeremy Popek, Richard L. O'Brien.